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Muslim women and Islamic tradition Muslim women and Islamic tradition Mariam Allana With special reference to India. OL1074374W
The locust and the bird The locust and the bird Ḥanān Shaykh "One of the most daring female writers of the Middle East" (San Francisco Chronicle) gives us an extraordinary work of nonfiction: an account of her mother's remarkable life, at the core of which is … OL11188976W
Saffron dreams Saffron dreams Shaila Abdullah From the darkest hour of American history emerges a mesmerizing tale of tender love, a life interrupted, and faith recovered. Arissa Illahi, a Muslim artist and writer, discovers in a single moment t… OL12515892W
The Writing on My Forehead The Writing on My Forehead Nafisa Haji Free-spirited and rebellious Muslim-American Saira Qader rejected the constricting notions of family, duty, obligation, and fate, choosing instead to become a journalist, but when tragedy strikes fiv… OL13753390W
Love in a headscarf Love in a headscarf Shelina Zahra Janmohamed 'At the age of thirteen, I knew that I was destined to marry John Travolta. One day he would arrive on my North London doorstep, fall madly in love with me and ask me to marry him. Then he would conv… OL15120092W
Understanding Indian society Understanding Indian society A. M. Shah,B. S. Baviskar,Tulsi Patel Contributed articles on social change and religion aspects honoring Arvindbhai Manilal Shah, b. 1931, Indian sociologist. OL15490562W
The patience stone The patience stone Atiq Rahimi In Persian folklore, Syngue Sabour is the name of a magical black stone, a patience stone, which absorbs the plight of those who confide in it. It is believed that the day it explodes, after having r… OL15611821W
The hidden face of Eve The hidden face of Eve Doctor Ronak Husni,Nawal El Saadawi,Nawal El Saadawi,Nawāl al- Saʻdāwī Beschrijving van allerlei aspecten van het vrouw-zijn in Islamitische landen en van de man-vrouw verhouding tegen de achtergrond van het sociale, politieke religieuze leven OL1602171W
Snow Snow Orhan Pamuk Touching, slyly comic, and humming with cerebral suspense—a masterful novel of "political intrigue and philosophy, romance and noir" (Vogue) and the lethal chemistry between secular doubt and Islamic… OL16064734W
The convert The convert Deborah Baker What drives a young woman raised in a postwar New York City suburb to convert to Islam, abandon her country and Jewish faith, and embrace a life of exile in Pakistan? The convert tells the story of … OL16130602W
Gender, modernity & Indian delights Gender, modernity & Indian delights Goolam H. Vahed "For decades, South Africans aspiring to make the perfect biryani have turned to Indian Delights, the best selling cookbook produced by Zuleikha Mayat and the Women's Cultural Group. This is the stor… OL16976101W
Devotion and defiance Devotion and defiance Humaira Awais Shahid In this warm and intimate memoir, Humaira Awais Shahid tells her inspiring story. A bookish young woman who identified with the independent-minded heroines of Jane Austen and Virginia Woolf, she neve… OL17754756W
Empowerment of the Indian Muslim women Empowerment of the Indian Muslim women Satya Pal Ruhela Sociological case studies of forty Indian Muslim women. OL19235633W
Membincangkan feminisme Membincangkan feminisme Dadang S. Anshori Indonesian Muslim women on their social role in society and feminist issues; articles. OL19387365W
Ms. Marvel Ms. Marvel G. Willow Wilson Who is the Inventor, and what does he want with the all-new Ms. Marvel and all her friends? Maybe Wolverine can help! If Kamala can stop fan-girling out about meeting her favorite super hero, that i… OL19668600W
Ms. Marvel Ms. Marvel G. Willow Wilson An enemy from Ms. Marvel's past resurfaces and begins targeting those closest to Kamala. As the world around her is spinning out of control, it becomes clear that this time there's something more sin… OL19669254W
Ms. Marvel Ms. Marvel G. Willow Wilson "There's a war brewing--at Coles Academic High School! While Civil War II heats up, the next generation of Avengers has bigger things to worry about--like a tri-state academic competition! As rival s… OL19670375W
Nightingale Nightingale Andrea Bramhall "When Charlie Porter meets Hazaar Alim her first year of university, she's instantly smitten. Hazaar has it all: beauty, talent, and brains. What she doesn't realize is that Hazaar's future has alrea… OL19996696W
The upstairs wife The upstairs wife Rafia Zakaria,Rafia Zakaria "A memoir of Karachi through the eyes of its women. Rafia Zakaria's Muslim-Indian family immigrated to Pakistan from Bombay in 1962, feeling the situation for Muslims in India was precarious and that… OL19999062W
Threading my prayer rug Threading my prayer rug Sabeeha Rehman "This enthralling story of the making of an American is also a timely meditation on religion and culture. Threading My Prayer Rug is a richly textured reflection on what it is to be a Muslim in Ameri… OL20033646W
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