My Way : A Muslim Woman's Journey

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Siddiqui, Mona.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

My Way

Place of Publication:

London : I.B.Tauris, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Polarized debates about 'Islam' and 'the West' are now so ubiquitous that it is easy to forget how damaging they can be. The vast majority of Muslims do not wish to see Islam used as a divisive force within the largely secular societies in which they live. How then can Muslim stereotyping be challenged? Mona Siddiqui is one of the foremost Western authorities on the reconciliation of 21st-century life and Islamic custom. In this new and searching book, she applies a uniquely probing intelligence, as well as a female sensibility, to crucial issues of faith and identity (such as wearing the veil

Contents:

Author Bibliography; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Plates; Acknowledgements; Notes on Presentation; Foreword by Rowan Williams; Preface; ONE Home: Past and Present; TWO Marriage and Desire; THREE Death, Dignity and the Passage of Time; FOUR Christians, Muslims and Dialogue; FIVE Religion, Multiculturalism and the Public Space; SIX Faith in God; Notes

Notes:

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ISBN:

9780857735102

0857735101

OCLC:

898028384