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A History of Islam in 21 Women
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Beginning in seventh-century Mecca and Medina, A History of Islam in 21 Women takes us around the globe, through eleventh-century Yemen and Khorasan, and into sixteenth-century Spain, Istanbul and India. From there to nineteenth-century Persia and the African savannah, to twentieth-century Russia, Turkey, Egypt and Iraq, before arriving in present-day Europe and America. From the first believer, Khadija, and the other women who witnessed the formative years of Islam, to award-winning architect Zaha Hadid in the twenty-first century, Hossein Kamaly celebrates the lives and groundbreaking achievements of these extraordinary women in the history of Islam.
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"an act of reclamation on several fronts."
"Though some of the stories are intriguing, and most make for worthwhile reading, only one or two of the women have had a significant impact on Islam."
"Each profile is clearly written with a stated conscious effort to avoid controversies as much as possible."
"Each chapter explores the tenor of Islam during a given subject's lifetime and geographic location."
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