Recommended Reads
Here are some of CCMW’s recommended reads. We will continue to add to this resource.
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Abrahmov, B: Islamic Theology: Traditionalism And Rationalism. Edinburgh Univ Press, 1998.
Abou El Fadl, K: Speaking In God’s Name. One World, Oxford, 2001.
Abou El Fadl, K: Islam & The Challenge Of Democracy. Princeton U Press, 2004.
Abou El Fadl, K: The Great Theft. Harper San Francisco, New York, 2005.
Abou El Fadl, K: The Place Of Tolerance In Islam. Beacon Press, Boston, 2002.
Abu-Lughod, Lila: Do Muslim Women Need Saving? Harvard Univ Press, Cambridge, 2013.
Afkhami, Mahnaz Ed: Faith & Freedom, Women’s Human Rights In The Muslim World. Syracuse Univ Press, 1995
Afkhami, M & Friedl, Ed: Muslim Women & The Politics Of Participation. Syracuse Univ Press, 1997
Afsaruddin, Asma: The First Muslims: History And Memory. Oneworld Publications, Oxford, 2008
Ahmed, Akbar: Postmodernism & Islam. Routledge, Ny, 1992
Ahmed, Durre Ed: Gendering The Spirit: Women, Religion & Post-Colonial Response. Zed Books, London 2002.
Ahmed, R: Sharia Compliant. Stanford Univ. Press, Stanford. 2018.
Akhtar, Shabbir: A Faith For All Seasons. Islam And The Challenge Of The Modern World. Ivan R Dee, Chicago, 1995.
Al Hibri, Azizah Ed: Women And Islam. Pergamon Press.
Ali-Karamali, Sumbul: The Muslim Next Door. White Cloud Press, Ashland, Oregon, 2008.
Ali, Kecia: THE LIVES OF MUHAMMAD. Harvard College, 2014.
Ali, Kecia: Sexual Ethics And Islam: Feminist Reflections On Quran, Hadith And Jurisprudence. Oneworld Publications Oxford, 2006.
Alvi, S; Hoodfar, H; Mcdonough, S Ed: Muslim Veil In North America, Women’s Press, Toronto, 2002.
Al Qaradawi, Yusuf: Islamic Awakening Between Rejection And Extremism. International Institute Of Islamic Thought. Herndon, Va 1995
Al Alwani, Taha J: The Ethics Of Disagreement In Islam. International Institute Of Islamic Thought, Va 1996.
Al Alwani, Taha J: Issues In Contemporary Islamic Thought. Compiled Papers, 2005.
Al Alwani, Taha J: Towards A Fiqh For Minorities.
Al Faruq, Lamya: Women, Muslim Society And Islam. American Trust Publications, Plainfield, Indiana 1994.
Al Raysun, Ahmad: Imam Al Shatibi’s Theory Of The Higher Objectives & Intents Of Islamic Law. International Institute Of Islamic Thought, Herndon, U.S.A, 2005.
Aluffi, R & Zincone, G Ed: The Legal Treatment Of Islamic Minorities In Europe. Peeters, 2004.
An Na’im, A A: Toward An Islamic Reformation, Civil Liberties, Human Rights & International Law. Syracuse Univ Press 1996
An Na’im, A.A Ed.: Islamic Family Law In A Changing World: A Global Resource Book. Zed Books, New York, 2002.
An Naim, A.A: Islam &The Secular State. Negotiating The Future Of Sharia. Harvard University Press, 2008.
Asad, Talal, Brown, W, Butler, J, & Mahmood, S: IS CRITIQUE SECULAR? Fordham U Press, 2013.
Atlas, J.Y: HALAL MONK. Yunus Publishing, 2014.
Arkoun, Mohammad: Rethinking Islam. Westview Press, Oxford 1994.
Armstrong, Karen: Muhammad, A Biography Of The Prophet. Harper 1992.
Armstrong, K: Several Books, Include: Islam: A Short History. Modern Library, Ny, 2002.
Ask, K&T Jomsland, M Ed: Women And Islamization. Berg, N.Y, 1998.
Atlas, Jonas Yunus: HALAL MONK. Yunus Publishing, 2014.
Aysha A. Hidayatullah: Feminist Edges Of The Quran. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2014.
Aziz, Nurjehan, ed: RELEVANCE OF ISLAMIC IDENTITY IN CANADA. Mawenzi House, 2015.
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Badran, Margot: Feminism Beyond East & West. Global Media Publications, 2007.
Bahramitash, R: Feminists, Islam, And Nation. American Univ Press, Cairo, 1996.
Bahramitash, R: Liberation From Liberalization: Gender & Globalization In Southeast Asia. Zed Books, London 2005.
Barlas, Asma: Believing Women In Islam: Un-Reading Patriarchal Interpretations Of The Quran. Univ. Of Texas Press, 2002.
Behiery, V.A & Guenther, A.M Islam:Its Roots And Wings, A Primer. Canadian Council Of Muslim Women, 2000.
Bhimani, S. Majalis Al-Ilm: Sessions Of Knowledge. Tsar Publications, Toronto, 2003
Bin Muhammad, Ghazi: A THINKING PERSON’S GUIDE TO ISLAM. Turath & White Thread Publishing, London, 2017.
Bodman, H L & Tohidi, N Ed.: Women In Muslim Societies. Lynne Reiner, Colorado, 1998.
Book Project Collective; RESILIENCE & TRIUMPH: IMMIGRANT WOMEN TELL THEIR STORIES. Second Story Press, Feminist Herstories, Toronto, 2015.
Bowker, John: Voices Of Islam. Oneworld Publications, Oxford, 1995
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Charfi, Mohamed: Islam And Liberty. Zed Books, London, 2005.
Charrad, M.M: The States And Women’s Rights. University Of California Press, 2001.
Chittister, J: The Tent Of Abraham: Stories Of Hope And Peace For Jews, Christians And Muslims. Beacon Press, Boston, 2006.
Chishti, Mss; Waskow, A; Charfi, Mohamed: Islam And Liberty. Zed Books, 2005.
Collectif 95 Maghreb-Egalite: Guide To Equality In The Family In The Maghreb. Published By Women’s Learning Partnership For Rights, Development And Peace, 2005. www.learningpartnership.org
Communities. Women Living Under Muslim Laws, France 1996.
Constructing The Notion Of Male Superiority Over Women In Islam.
Cooey, P.M; Eeakin, W.R; Mcdaniel, J.B Ed: After Patriarchy. Orbis Books, Ny, 1991.
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Dalacoura, K: Islam, Liberalism And Human Rights. I.B Taurus, London, 1998.
Dossa, Parin: Politics And Poetics Of Migration. Canadian Scholars Press, Toronto 2004
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El Masry, M: One Thousand Questions On Islam. Kitchener Waterloo Islamic Assn.
El Guindi, Fadwa: Veil: Modesty, Privacy And Resistance. Berg, Oxford International Publications, Oxford, 1999.
Engineer, Asghar A: The Rights Of Women In Islam. St Martin’s Press Ny 1996
Esack, Farid: Quran, Liberation & Pluralism. Oneworld Press, Oxford, 1997
Esack, Farid: The Qur’an: A Short Introduction. Oneworld Publications, Oxford, 2002.
Esposito, John: The Islamic Threat. Oxford Univ Press, 1993
Esposito, John: The Oxford Dictionary Of Islam. Oxford Univ Press, 2003.
Esposito, J & Mogahed, D. Who Speaks For Islam? Gallup Press, N.Y. 2007.
Ezeilo, J.N; Ladan, M.T; Afolabi-Akiyode, A. Editors: Sharia Implementation In Nigeria. Published Women’s Aid Collective, Lagos, 2004. Available From www.wacolnig.org.
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Fatah, Tarek: Chasing A Mirage. John Wiley, Toronto, 2008.
Feminism In The Muslim World: Leadership Institutes.
Feminism In Islam. Oneoworld, Oxford, 2009.
Fernea, E W: In Search Of Islamic Feminism. Bantam Doubleday, New York, 1998.
For Ourselves: Women Reading The Quran.
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Ghazi Bin Muhammad, Prince: THE ESSENCE OF ISLAM IN 12 VERSES FROM THE QURAN. Turath Publishing, London, 2017.
Goddard, H: A History Of Christian-Muslm Relations. New Amsterdam Books, Chicago, 2001
Gole, Nilufer: The Forbidden Modern. Univ Of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor 1996
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Haddad, Y & Idleman Smith, J Ed: Muslim Communities In North America. State Univ Press Of N York, Albany 1994
Haddad, Y Y & Esposito, J. Ed. Islam. Gender And Social Change Oxford Univ. Press, 1998.
Haddad, Y Y Ed: The Muslims Of America. Oxforduniv Press, Ny, 1991.
Hallaq, Wael B: The Impossible State –Islam, Politics, And Modernity’s Moral Predicament. Columbia Univ Press, New York, 2013.
Hamdon, Evelyn L: Islamophobia & The Question Of Muslim Identity. Fernwood Publishing, Winnipeg, 2010.
Hamid, A.W: Islam The Natural Way. Muslim Education & Literacy Services, London, 1996
Hassan, Riffat: Women’s Rights & Islam: From The I.C.P.D To Beijing. Available From The Author.
Hassan, F: Islam, Women & The Challenges Of Today. White Knights Books, Toronto, 2006.
Hashemi, Nader: Islam, Secularism & Liberal Democracy. Oxford U Press, 2009.
Hazelton, Lesley: FIRST MUSLIM - Story of Muhammad. Atlantic Books, London, 2013.
Hoodfar, H: Shifting Boundaries In Marriage & Divorce In Muslim
Hoodfar, H: Between Marriage & The Market. Univ Of Calif Press 1997
Husain, Ed: Among the Mosques: A Journey Across Muslim Britain. Bloomsbury Publishing, London, 2021.
Hussain, Saima: Muslimah Who Fell to Earth. Mawenzi House, Toronto, 2016.
Husain, Sarah: Voices Of Resistance: Muslim Women On War, Faith & Sexuality. Seal Press, California, 2006.
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Ikeda, D & Teheranian, M Global Civilization: A Buddhist-Islamic Dialogue. British Academic Press, London, 2003.
International Council On Human Rights. When Legal Worlds Overlap: Human Rights, State And Non-State Law. Geneva, 2009.
Isgandarova, Nazila: MUSLIM WOMEN, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND PSYCHOTHERAPY. Routledge, 2019.
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Kabbani, H & Bakhtiar, L: Encyclopedia Of Muhammad’s Women Companions & The Traditions They Related. Abc International Group, Chicago 1998.
Kamaly, Hossein: HISTORY OF ISLAM IN 21 WOMEN. Oneworld, London, 2018.
Kamrava, M. Ed: New Voices Of Islam: Rethinking Politics & Modernity. University Of California Press, Los Angeles, 2006.
Kandiyoti, D Ed: Women, Islam & The State
Khan, Shahnaz: Aversion & Desire: Negotiating Muslim Female Identity In The Diaspora. Women’s Press, Toronto, 2002.
Khan, Shahnaz: Zina, Transnational Feminism & The Moral Regulation Of Pakistani Women. Univ Of B.C Press, 2006.
Khankan, Sheerin: WOMEN ARE THE FUTURE OF ISLAM. Penguin Random House, London, 2018.
Kurd, R: Reading Rights: A Woman’s Guide To The Law In Canada. Quarry Press, Kingston, Canada, 1999.
Kurzman, C, Ed: Liberal Islam, A Source Book. Oxford Univ Press 1998.
Kymlicka, W: Politics In The Vernacular. Oxford U Press, 2001.
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Lamrabet, A: Women in the Quran. Square View, Leicester, 2016.
Lazreg, Marnia; The Eloquence Of Silence. Routledge Press, London 1994
Lazreg, Marnia: Questioning The Veil: Open Letters To Muslim Women. Princeton U Press, 2009.
Levine- Rasky, Cynthia, & Kowalchuk, Lisa: WE RESIST: DEFENDING THE COMMON GROUND IN HOSTILE TIMES. McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2020.
Luther, R; Dhruvarajan, V; Jama, I.A; Kotani, Y; Mazigh, M; Peruvemba, J; Spencer, L. Resilience. Second Story Press, Toronto, 2015.
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Maalouf, Amin: In The Name Of Identity. Penguin Books, London, 2003.
Maccould, A.B.: African American Islam. Routledge, N York, 1995.
Majeed, Debra: POLYGYNY. University Press Florida, 2015.
Malik, Aftab, Ed: The State We Are In: Identity, Terror And The Law Of Jihad. Amal Press, Bristol, England, 2006.
Manea, Elham: WOMEN AND SHARIA LAW. IB Taurus, 2016.
Mcauliffe, Jane D, Ed: Cambridge Companion To The Quran. Cambridge Univ Press, 2006.
Mahmood, Saba: Politics Of Piety: Islamic Revival And The Feminist Subject. Princeton Uni Press, 2005.
MANEA, Elham: WOMEN AND SHARIA LAW. L.B. Taurus, London, 2016.
Marion Holmes Katz: Women In The Mosque, A Legal Thought And Social Practice. Columbia University Press, New York, 2014.
Martin, R; Woodward,M Atmaja,D: Defenders Of Reason In Islam. Oneworld Press, Oxford 1997
Menocal, M.R: The Ornament Of The World: How Muslims, Jews & Christians Created A Culture Of Tolerance In Medieval Spain. Little, Brown And Co, 2002.
Mernissi, F: Beyond The Veil, Male & Female Dynamics In Modern Muslim Society, Indiana Univ Press 1987.
Meyer, A, E: Islam & Human Rights, Traditions & Politics. Westview Press Boulder, Colorado 1997
Mir Hosseini, Z: Islam And Gender: Contemporary Iran. Princeton Univ. Press, 1999.
Mir Hosseini, Z, Al Sharmani, M, Rumminger, J, and Marsso, S.: Justice and Beauty in Muslim Marriage: Towards Egalitarian Ethics and Laws. 2022
Minority Rights Group International: State Of The World’s Minorities & Indigenous Peoples, Events Of 2009. Published By Minorities Rights Group, London, 201
Moezzi, M.: War Of Error. U Of Arkansas Press, Fayetteville, 2007.
Moghadam,V: Modernizing Women:Gender & Social Change In The Middle East. Lynne Reiner Publications,1993.
Moghissi, H: Feminsim & Islamic Fundamentalism: The Limits Of Postmodern Analysis. Zed Press, London, 2002.
Musawah, Compilation of Resources Related to Women’s Rights in Muslim Family Laws, http://www.musawah.org/sites/default/files/Compilation%20of%20Resources%202016_.pdf, published by Musawah, 2016.
Musawah, Knowledge Building Brief no. 1: Shari’ah, Fiqh and State Laws – Clarifying the Terms, http://www.musawah.org/sites/default/files/Musawah%20Paper_Issue%202_English_FA.pdf, published by Musawah, 2016.
Musawah, Knowledge Building Brief no. 2: Muslim Family Laws: What Makes Reform Possible? http://www.musawah.org/sites/default/files/Musawah%20Paper_Issue%202_English_FA.pdf, Published by Musawah, 2016.
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Nadvi, M Akram: Al-Muhaddithat: The Women Scholars In Islam. Interface Publications, London, 2007.
Nadvi, Mohammad Akram: AL MUHADDITHAT: WOMEN SCHOLARS IN ISLAM. Interface publications, Oxford, 2016.
Nasr, Seyyed Hossein: Ideals & Realities Of Islam. Aquarius Press, London 1994
Nasr, Seyyed Hossein, Ed. The Study Quran, A New Translation And Commentary. Harper One, New York, 2014.
Netton, I.R: A Popular Dictionary Of Islam. Ntc Publishing, London ’97
Nouraie-Simone, Fereshteh, Ed: On Shifting Ground: Muslim Women In The Global Era. Feminist Press, City University Of New York, Ny, 2005.
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Okin, S.M Ed: Is Multiculturalism Bad For Women? Princeton U Press, New Jersey 1999.
Othman, N Ed: Muslim Women & The Challenge Of Islamic Extremism. Sisters In Islam, Malaysia, 2005.
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Patel, Eboo: Acts Of Faith: Story Of An American Muslim. Beacon Press, Boston, 2007.
Power, Carla: IF THE OCEANS WERE INK. H.Holt Co, 2015.
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Qureshi, E: Claiming Our Rights: Islam, Muslim Women, And Human Rights. Cdn Council Of Muslim Women, 2000.
Qureshi & Sells, Ed The New Crusades.Columbia Univ Press, Ny, 2003.
Quraishi, Asifa Ed: The Islamic Marriage Contract. Case Studies In Islamic Family Law. Harvard U Press, 2008.
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Rahman,Fazlur: Islam & Modernity, Transformation Of An Intellectual Tradition. Univ Chicago Press 1982
Ramadan, Tariq: Radical Reform: Islamic Ethics & Liberation. Oxford U Press, 2009.
Raza, Raheel: Not My Jihad.
Recognizing The Unrecognized: Inter-Country Cases & Muslim Marriages & Divorces In Britain. 2006.
Reda, Nevin: The Al-Baqara Crescendo- Understanding the Quran’s Style, Narrative Structure, and Running Themes. McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2017.
Reda, Nevin & Amin, Yasmin: Islamic Interpretive Tradition and Gender Justice. McGill - Queen’s University Press, Montreal, 2020.
Refusing Holy Orders:Women & Fundamentalism In Britain.
Rights & Democracy: Fundamentalisms & Human Rights. Report On Meeting, May 2005. Available From www.ichrdd.ca.
Roald, A.S: Women In Islam: The Western Experience. Routledge, London, 2001.
Robinson,F Ed: Cambridge Illustrated History, Islamic World. Cambridge Univ Press 1996
Rohe, Mathias: Muslim Minorities & The Law In Europe. Global Media Publications, New Delhi, 2007.
Roy, Olivier: Globalized Islam: Search For A New Ummah. Columbia U Press, New York, 2004.
Ruthven, Malise: Islam: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford U. Press, 2000.
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Sachedina, A: The Islamic Roots Of Democratic Pluralism. Oxford Univ Press, 2001.
Safi, Omid: Progressive Muslims, On Justice, Gender And Pluralism. Oneworld, London, 2003.
Sardar, Ziauddin: Desperately Seeking Paradise: Journeys Of A Sceptical Muslim. Granta Bks, London, 2004.
Schimmel, A M: My Soul Is Woman. Continuum Publishing, Ny 1997
Sells, M: Approaching The Quran: The Early Revelations. White Cloud Press, Oregon, 2002.
Shaaban, B: Both Right & Left Handed. Women’s Press, London 1988
Shaarawi, Huda: Harem Years: Memoirs Of An Egyptian Feminist. American Univ Press, Cairo. 1998.
Shachar, Ayelet: Multicultural Jurisdictions, Cultural Differences And Women’s Rights. Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Shakir, M.H: Concordance Of The Quran. [Based On Shakir Translation] Tahrike Tarsile Quran Inc. Elmhurst, N.Y, 2005.
Sharabi, H: Neopatriarchy. Oxford Univ Press 1988
Shweder, R; Minow, M; Markus, H.R. Editors: Engaging Cultural Differences The Multicultural Challenges In Liberal Democracies. Russell Sage Foundation, N.Y, 2002.
Siddiqui, M A Ed: Islam A Contemporary Perspective. N American Assn Of Muslim Professionals & Scholars, Macomb, Illinois 1994
Siddiqui, Haroon: Being Muslim. Groundwood Books, Toronto, 2006.
Sisters In Islam: Lots Of Publications. E.G Islamic Family Law And Justice Women.
Starr, S.F: LOST ENLIGHTENMENT. Princeton U Press, 2013.
Soman,Z, & Niaz, N.S: INDIAN MUSLIM WOMEN’S MOVEMENT. Notion Press, India, 2020.
Sonbol, A Ed: Women, The Family & Divorce Laws In Islamic History. Syracuse Univ Press 1996.
Soroush, A K: Reason,Freedom And Democracy In Islam. Oxford Univ Press, 1999.
Stein, Janice: Uneasy Partners: Multiculturalism And Rights In Canada,W. Laurier U Press, 2007.
Stowasser, B.F: Women In The Quran, Tradition Interpretation. Oxford Univ Press 1994
Souaiaiai, Ahmed: Contesting Justice-Women, Islam, Law And Society. State Univ.Of New York Press, Albany. 2008.
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Tucker, Judith: Women, Family, & Gender In Islamic Law. Cambridge U. Press, 2008.
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Undp: Women Are Citizens Too: The Laws Of The State, The Lives Of Women. Program On Governance In Arab Region, Lebanon.
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Vakili,Valli: Debating Religion & Politics In Iran. The Political Thought Of Abdol Karim Saroush. Council On Foreign Relations. 58 East, 68th St, Ny10021, 1996
Vogt, K; Larsen,L &Moe,C: New Directions In Islamic Thought. I.B Tuarus, London, 2009.
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Wadud, A: Quran & Woman. Oxford Univ Press, 1999.
Wadud, A: Inside The Gender Jihad. Oneworld Press,Oxford, 2006.
Walther, Wiebke: Women In Islam. Markus Wiener, Ny 1993
Webb, G: Windows Of Faith. Muslim Women Scholar-Activists In N America. Syracuse Univ. Press, 2000.
Whiteman, Medina Tenour: The Invisible Muslim: Journeys Through Whiteness and Islam. C. Hurst and Co, London, 2020.
Wolfe, M, Ed: Taking Back Islam. Rodale Inc, 2002, Distributed By St Martin’s Press.
Women Living Under Muslim Laws: This Group Has A Lot Of Publications, Order Direct. www.wluml.org
Welchman, L Ed: Women’s Rights &Islamic Family Law. Zed Books, New York, 2004.
Wormser, R: American Islam. Walker And Co, New York, 1994.
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Yamani, M Ed: Feminism & Islam. Ny Univ. Press 1996
Yamani, M: Cradle Of Islam. Ib Taurus, 2004, London.
Yuksel, Edip.: Quran: A Reformist Translation. Brainbow Press, U.S.A, 2007.
Yuksel, E; Mol,A; Peru, F: Critical Thinkers For Islamic Reform. Brainbow Press, 2009.
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Zaman, S, Ed: At My Mother’s Feet:Stories Of Muslim Women. Quarry Press, Kingston, Canada, 1999.
Ziba Mir-Hosseini, Mulki Al-Sharmani, and Jana Rumminger: Men in Charge? Rethinking Authority in Muslim Legal Tradition. Oneworld, 2015.