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Title:

Muslim women activists in North America : speaking for ourselves / edited by Katherine Bullock.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

University of Texas Press,

Copyright Date:

2005

Description:

xix, 215 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Muslim women--North America--Biography.
Social action--North America--Case studies.
Voluntarism--North America--Case studies.
Women in Islam--North America--Case studies.
Women social reformers--North America--Biography.
Musulmanes--Amérique du Nord--Biographies.
Action sociale--Amérique du Nord--Cas, Études de.
Bénévolat--Amérique du Nord--Cas, Études de.
Femmes dans l'islam--Amérique du Nord--Cas, Études de.
Réformatrices sociales--Amérique du Nord--Biographies.

Other Authors:

Bullock, Katherine, 1967-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 201).

Contents:

Undoing internalized inferiority / Tayyibah Taylor. Allah doesn't change the condition of people until they change themselves / Ekram Beshir -- War zones: anecdotes / Mariam Bhabha -- Activism as a way of life / Katherine Bullock -- My life journey / Muniza Farooqi -- Rawahil / Khadija Haffajee -- Rocking the boat and stirring the pot / Rose Hamid -- Struggling with words, striving through words: my odyssey in activism / Gul Joya Jafri -- Working to help all the world's children / Laila Al-Marayati -- Building a community for the next generation / Olivia Monem -- In pursuit of peace and justice / Nadira Mustapha -- Activism: a passion for justice / Samadah Raquibah Amatul Nur -- Activism: a part of life / Mona Rahman -- Life of a Muslim woman activist / Margaret Sabir-Gillette -- Muslim activist: mother and educator / Freda Shamma -- Taking the bus to the world of Islamic activism / Samana Siddiqui -- Is the reward for good other than good? / Shahina Siddiqui -- Undoing internalized inferiority / Tayyibah Taylor.

ISBN:

9780292706668 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0292706669 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780292706316 (cloth : alk. paper)
0292706316 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN:

2004027056

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Ankeny)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)