Feminists, Islam, and Nation
Feminists, Islam, and Nation

Author: Margot Badran

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 1996-04-01

Total Pages: 369

ISBN-13: 1400821436

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The emergence and evolution of Egyptian feminism is an integral, but previously untold, part of the history of modern Egypt. Drawing upon a wide range of women's sources--memoirs, letters, essays, journalistic articles, fiction, treatises, and extensive oral histories--Margot Badran shows how Egyptian women assumed agency and in so doing subverted and refigured the conventional patriarchal order. Unsettling a common claim that "feminism is Western" and dismantling the alleged opposition between feminism and Islam, the book demonstrates how the Egyptian feminist movement in the first half of this century both advanced the nationalist cause and worked within the parameters of Islam.

The Architecture of Adrian Smith, Som
The Architecture of Adrian Smith, Som

Author: Adrian Devaun Smith

Publisher: Images Publishing

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 549

ISBN-13: 1864701692

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Adrian Smith was a consulting design partner in the Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LLP (SOM). His career at SOM spanned more than 30 years and includes a term as the firm's chief executive officer, and as chairman of the SOM Foundation. P

A Collection of Sufi Rules of Conduct
A Collection of Sufi Rules of Conduct

Author: Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥusayn Sulamī

Publisher:

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781903682579

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A compilation of Sufi beliefs and manners, this enlightening guide thoroughly explains Sufi thought and tradition. Filled with aphorisms and moral sayings collected by mystic Abu Abd al-Rahman al-Sulami from more than five generations of thinkers, this account seeks to correct the misleading interpretations of Islamic theology. The process of achieving an intimate relationship with God through virtuous conduct is explored in an informative and engaging manner. A glossary of Sufi vocabulary and an introduction to al-Sulami--placing the dervish in his historical, literary, and religious context--are included for the spiritual novice.