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  • Muslim Women and Misogyny

    Myths and Misunderstandings

    by Samia Rahman ...
    Muslim women are among the most fetishized and objectified groups in society today. Much is assumed and imagined about their lives, and it is all too easy to succumb to orientalist myths. For too long, Muslim women have been reduced to two-dimensional stereotypes: empowered heroines rejecting patriarchal religious teachings, or victims of a misogyny believed to run deep within Islam. But why is ... Read more

    $20.39 CAD

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  • Transformed by the People

    Hayat Tahrir al-Sham's Road to Power in Syria

    by Patrick Haenni, Jerome Drevon ...
    In December 2024, to global astonishment, former al-Qaeda affiliate Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) led a coalition to overthrow the Syrian regime. This fascinating account unravels HTS's dramatic transformation since 2019, from a besieged insurgent enclave to a conservative Islamist government. Drawing on interviews with HTS leaders including Ahmad al-Sharaa himself--as well as diplomats, dissidents ... Read more

    $22.79 CAD

  • Coming of Age in the War on Terror

    by Randa Abdel-Fattah ...
    'One minute you're a 15-year-old girl who loves Netflix and music and the next minute you're looked at as maybe ISIS.' We now have a generation – Muslim and non-Muslim – who has grown up only knowing a world at war on terror, and who has been socialised in a climate of widespread Islamophobia, surveillance and suspicion. In Coming of Age in the War on Terror, award-winning writer Randa Abdel ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Cut from the Same Cloth

    Muslim Women on Life in Britain

    by Sabeena Akhtar ...
    From modern pop culture to anti-Blackness, faith and family, politics, education, creativity and working life; this anthology gives visibly Muslim women a space to speak to the matters that mean the most to them. SPOILER ALERT: We won't be answering the usual questions!Perceived as the visual representation of Islam, hijab-wearing Muslim women are often harangued at work, at home and in public ... Read more

    $9.79 CAD

  • I Refuse to Condemn

    Resisting racism in times of national security

    Edited by Asim Qureshi ...
    In times of heightened national security, scholars and activists from the communities under suspicion often attempt to alert the public to the more complex stories behind the headlines. But when they raise questions about the government, military and police policy, these individuals are routinely shut down and accused of being terrorist sympathisers or apologists for gang culture. In such ... Read more

    $27.49 CAD

  • Questioning the Veil

    Open Letters to Muslim Women

    by Marnia Lazreg ...
    Why Muslim women should not wear the veilAcross much of the world today, Muslim women of all ages are increasingly choosing to wear the veil. Is this trend a sign of rising piety or a way of asserting Muslim pride? And does the veil really provide women freedom from sexual harassment? Written in the form of letters addressing all those interested in this issue, Questioning the Veil examines the ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Making of a Salafi Muslim Woman

    Paths to Conversion

    by Anabel Inge ...
    The spread of Salafism--often referred to as "Wahhabism"--in the West has intrigued and alarmed observers since the attacks of 9/11. Many see it as a fundamentalist interpretation of Islam that condones the subjugation of women and fuels Jihadist extremism. This view depicts Salafi women as the hapless victims of a fanatical version of Islam. Yet in Britain, growing numbers of educated women- ... Read more

    $26.39 CAD

  • Generation M

    Young Muslims Changing the World

    by Shelina Janmohamed ...
    What does it mean to be young and Muslim today? There is a segment of the world's 1.6 billion Muslims that is more influential than any other, and will shape not just the future of Muslims, but also the world around them: meet 'Generation M'.From fashion magazines to social networking, the 'Mipsterz' to the 'Haloodies', halal internet dating to Muslim boy bands, Generation M are making their mark. ... Read more

    $27.39 CAD

  • Veiled Threat

    On being visibly Muslim in Britain

    by Nadeine Asbali ...
    Nadeine Asbali would be the first to say that a scarf on a woman's head doesn't define her, but in her case, that's a lie.Nadeine's life changed overnight. As a mixed-race teenager, she had unknowingly been passing as white her entire life: until she decided to wear the hijab. Then, in an instant, she went from being an unassuming white(ish) child to something sinister and threatening, perverse ... Read more

    $19.09 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Muslim Problem

    Why We're Wrong About Islam and Why It Matters

    by Tawseef Khan ...
    Why are Muslim men portrayed as inherently violent? Does the veil violate women's rights? Is Islam stopping Muslims from integrating? Across western societies, Muslims are more misunderstood than any other minority. But what does it mean to believe in Islam today, to have forged your beliefs and identity in the shadow of 9/11 and the War on Terror? Exploding stereotypes from both inside and ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Living Out Islam

    Voices of Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Muslims

    by Scott Siraj al-Haqq Kugle ...
    "An excellent contribution to the emerging literature on LBGTQ Muslims . . . facing both homophobia and Islamophobia." —Amina Wadud, Starr King School for the Ministry2015 Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award presented by the Stonewall Books Awards of the American Library AssociationMuhsin is one of the organizers of Al-Fitra Foundation, a South African support group for lesbian, transgender, and gay ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • An Enchanted Modern

    Gender and Public Piety in Shi'i Lebanon

    by Lara Deeb ...
    Series series Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics
    Based on two years of ethnographic research in the southern suburbs of Beirut, An Enchanted Modern demonstrates that Islam and modernity are not merely compatible, but actually go hand-in-hand. This eloquent ethnographic portrayal of an Islamic community articulates how an alternative modernity, and specifically an enchanted modernity, may be constructed by Shi'I Muslims who consider themselves ... Read more

    $54.99 CAD