Women in the Qur'an: An Emancipatory Reading autobiography of Malcolm X Author: Imam Zaid Shakir

Author: Imam Zaid Shakir

setting the scene of his life

Tafsir of Surat al Fatiha

especially how to navigate conflict

Women in the Qur'an: An Emancipatory Reading autobiography of Malcolm X Author: Imam Zaid ShakirToday, the issue of Muslim women is held hostage between two perceptions: a conservative Islamic approach and a liberal Western approach. At the heart of this debate Muslim women are seeking to reclaim their right to speak in order to re appropriate their own destinies, calling for the equality and liberation that is at the heart of the Qur'an. However, with few female commentators on the meaning of the Qur'an and an overreliance on the readings of