ABSTRACT

This book began with a disconnection that it sought to resolve: between women’s rights in foundational Islamic texts, their realities in Muslim communities and their perceptions in pluralist society. In the ensuing rhetoric and blinkered stereotypes, Muslim women’s voices more than often remain unheard. This book contributes to reducing this disparity by empowering the believing and practising Muslimah to reclaim her voice and tell her own story. This book creates a space where her voice is heard.