Women's Rights, The Quran And Islam Book

Women's Rights, the Quran and Islam was written for the Western audience by an American woman who has been a practicing Muslim for over 25 years. This book by Lisa Spray gives us a perceptive and personal look at women's rights in Islam from the viewpoint of one who struggled with the inequities and finally resolved them through the Quran, Islam's holy book. She deals with all of the areas of traditional Muslim women's inequalities: polygamy, divorce, inheritance, religious practice, etc., using her own life experiences and that of others. Chapters conclude with personal stories told by other Muslim women from around the world. Biblical comparisons compliment major topics wherever possible. This book advances understanding and tolerance, illustrating the author's beliefs that: "Christians, Jews and Muslims have much more in common than not," and that " it is critical to treat everyone in the society with equality and respect if you want to have a productive society."

Midwest Book Reviews

..a straightforward, thoughtful, informed and informative survey and analysis of what the Quran, the foundation text of Islam, really says about male and female rights and relationship, as well as how women are perceived in the eyes of God. Anecdotes, verse by verse translations, careful reasoning, and the personal testimony of a white female convert to Islam help to distinguish the difference between the Quran's actual words and discriminatory cultural practices that are blindly accepted as Islam. Women's Rights, The Quran And Islam is a highly recommended and timely antidote to the corruptions of Islam teachings and traditions that have been used to perpetuate such evils and the 9-11 attacks and the barbarism of tribal "justice" in some quarters of the Islamic world.