ABSTRACT

An extremely timely translation of a seminal text on the role of women in Muslim society by the early twentieth century thinker al Taher al-Haddad. Considered as one of the first feminist works in Arab literature, this book will be of considerable interest to scholars of an early "feminist" tract coming from a Muslim in Arab society. Awarded the 2008 "World Award of the President of the Republic of Tunisia for Islamic Studies"

chapter |26 pages

Introduction

chapter |6 pages

Translation

part |2 pages

PART 1 The law

chapter 1|22 pages

Woman in Islam

chapter 2|9 pages

Marriage in Islam

chapter 3|2 pages

Prior to divorce

chapter 4|12 pages

Divorce in Islam

part |2 pages

PART 2 Woman in Muslim society

chapter 6|10 pages

Educating girls to be wives and mothers

chapter 7|12 pages

The authority in the household

chapter 8|22 pages

Scenes from married life

chapter 9|15 pages

Official education for Muslim girls