Books for Aspiring Scholars: Feminine Perspectives

deenoverdami:

deenoverdami:

Here are two books I highly recommend that change the perspective that our religion is usually interpreted through. Both of them are written by women, and both are a refreshing change of pace from the usual male bias on Islamic exegesis.

• Sexual Ethics in Islam: Feminist Reflections on Qur’an, Hadith, and Jurisprudence by Kecia Ali
• Qur’an and Woman: Rereading the Sacred Text from a Woman’s Perspective by Amina Wadud

Addendum: 

• Women in Islam: An Anthology from the Qur’an and Hadiths by Nicholas Awde
  (Written by a male, but compiles verses and ahadith relating to women from the Qur’an and Sahih Buhkahri into a single text).