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In the Land of Invisible Women
by Qanta A. Ahmed • 2008
A Muslim doctor arrives in Riyadh. Her first patient hides her face, even in the ER.
3.74
8k+
In the Land of Invisible Women Summary
In the Land of Invisible Women 89%
A Muslim doctor arrives in Riyadh. Her first patient hides her face, even in the ER.
by Qanta A. Ahmed 2008
3.74
8k+ ratings
Untitled
by Amani Al-Khatahtbeh • 2016
Post-9/11 America told her story for her. She built MuslimGirl.com to take it back.
3.76
1k+
Untitled Summary
Untitled 89%
Post-9/11 America told her story for her. She built MuslimGirl.com to take it back.
by Amani Al-Khatahtbeh 2016
3.76
1k+ ratings
Sex and Lies
by Leïla Slimani • 2017
Morocco demands female purity while excusing male excess. The women bearing the cost finally speak.
3.96
5k+
Sex and Lies Summary
Sex and Lies 89%
Morocco demands female purity while excusing male excess. The women bearing the cost finally speak.
by Leïla Slimani 2017
3.96
5k+ ratings
Burqas, Baseball, and Apple Pie
by Ranya Tabari Idliby • 2014
In a post-9/11 living room, three faiths built the conversation America was avoiding.
3.47
204
Burqas, Baseball, and Apple Pie Summary
Burqas, Baseball, and Apple Pie 88%
In a post-9/11 living room, three faiths built the conversation America was avoiding.
by Ranya Tabari Idliby 2014
3.47
204 ratings
Lipstick Jihad
by Azadeh Moaveni • 2005
A pink headscarf, a bugged apartment: she returned to Iran to belong, but the country disagreed.
3.70
5k+
Lipstick Jihad Summary
Lipstick Jihad 88%
A pink headscarf, a bugged apartment: she returned to Iran to belong, but the country disagreed.
by Azadeh Moaveni 2005
3.70
5k+ ratings
Discover Your True North
by Bill George • 2015
One bareheaded selfie became a movement; a million Iranian women turned their hair into a weapon.
3.9
1k+
Discover Your True North Summary
Discover Your True North 88%
One bareheaded selfie became a movement; a million Iranian women turned their hair into a weapon.
by Bill George 2015
3.9
1k+ ratings
Superman Is an Arab
by Joumana Haddad • 2012
An Arab feminist declares war on God, marriage, and the toxic myth of the invincible man.
3.53
682
Superman Is an Arab Summary
Superman Is an Arab 88%
An Arab feminist declares war on God, marriage, and the toxic myth of the invincible man.
by Joumana Haddad 2012
3.53
682 ratings
Other Words for Home
by Jasmine Warga • 2019
A Syrian girl flees to Ohio and finds her voice on a middle-school stage.
4.40
35k+
Other Words for Home Summary
Other Words for Home 88%
A Syrian girl flees to Ohio and finds her voice on a middle-school stage.
by Jasmine Warga 2019
4.40
35k+ ratings
Islam and Democracy
by Fatema Mernissi • 1992
The Arab world resists democracy not over scripture but over a deeper terror: the free individual.
3.83
210
Islam and Democracy Summary
Islam and Democracy 88%
The Arab world resists democracy not over scripture but over a deeper terror: the free individual.
by Fatema Mernissi 1992
3.83
210 ratings
Reading Lolita in Tehran
by Azar Nafisi • 2003
Risking arrest, seven Iranian women gather weekly to read forbidden classics.
3.66
141k+
Reading Lolita in Tehran Summary
Reading Lolita in Tehran 88%
Risking arrest, seven Iranian women gather weekly to read forbidden classics.
by Azar Nafisi 2003
3.66
141k+ ratings
Excellent Daughters
by Katherine Zoepf • 2016
Young Arab women are renegotiating sex, marriage, and honor, far from the headlines.
3.88
1k+
Excellent Daughters Summary
Excellent Daughters 88%
Young Arab women are renegotiating sex, marriage, and honor, far from the headlines.
by Katherine Zoepf 2016
3.88
1k+ ratings
If the Oceans Were Ink
by Carla Power • 2015
A year studying the Quran with a traditional sheikh cost a secular journalist all her certainties.
4.12
2k+
If the Oceans Were Ink Summary
If the Oceans Were Ink 88%
A year studying the Quran with a traditional sheikh cost a secular journalist all her certainties.
by Carla Power 2015
4.12
2k+ ratings
We Have Always Been Here
by Samra Habib • 2019
Arranged marriage at sixteen. Queer awakening in secret. Then a camera gave her a voice.
4.16
20k+
We Have Always Been Here Summary
We Have Always Been Here 88%
Arranged marriage at sixteen. Queer awakening in secret. Then a camera gave her a voice.
by Samra Habib 2019
4.16
20k+ ratings
All-American Muslim Girl
by Nadine Jolie Courtney • 2019
A Muslim teen hiding her faith falls for the son of a notorious anti-Muslim pundit.
3.83
4k+
All-American Muslim Girl Summary
All-American Muslim Girl 88%
A Muslim teen hiding her faith falls for the son of a notorious anti-Muslim pundit.
by Nadine Jolie Courtney 2019
3.83
4k+ ratings
A History of Islam in 21 Women
by Hossein Kamaly • 2021
Islam's history included women who led, judged, and built empires. The standard version erased them.
3.38
501
A History of Islam in 21 Women Summary
A History of Islam in 21 Women 88%
Islam's history included women who led, judged, and built empires. The standard version erased them.
by Hossein Kamaly 2021
3.38
501 ratings
Persian Girls
by Nahid Rachlin • 2006
One sister left Iran for America. One stayed through revolution. Letters bridged the distance.
3.92
4k+
Persian Girls Summary
Persian Girls 88%
One sister left Iran for America. One stayed through revolution. Letters bridged the distance.
by Nahid Rachlin 2006
3.92
4k+ ratings
Mohabat Subh Ka Sitara Hai by Umera Ahmed
by Umera Ahmed • 1998
Abandoned by her Pakistani father, a British woman stumbles toward an unlikely redemption in Islam.
3.66
590
Mohabat Subh Ka Sitara Hai by Umera Ahmed Summary
Mohabat Subh Ka Sitara Hai by Umera Ahmed 87%
Abandoned by her Pakistani father, a British woman stumbles toward an unlikely redemption in Islam.
by Umera Ahmed 1998
3.66
590 ratings
Glitch Feminism
by Legacy Russell • 2020
The glitch is not a mistake to fix; it’s a weapon against the binary body.
3.76
3k+
Glitch Feminism Summary
Glitch Feminism 87%
The glitch is not a mistake to fix; it’s a weapon against the binary body.
by Legacy Russell 2020
3.76
3k+ ratings
Saints and Misfits
by S.K. Ali • 2017
A hijabi teen hides her assault by a Quran memorizer, but silence can't protect her forever.
3.76
8k+
Saints and Misfits Summary
Saints and Misfits 87%
A hijabi teen hides her assault by a Quran memorizer, but silence can't protect her forever.
by S.K. Ali 2017
3.76
8k+ ratings
Infidel
by Ayaan Hirsi Ali • 2006
FGM at five, a forced marriage, a flight to Holland, and a pen that triggered death threats.
4.20
93k+
Infidel Summary
Infidel 87%
FGM at five, a forced marriage, a flight to Holland, and a pen that triggered death threats.
by Ayaan Hirsi Ali 2006
4.20
93k+ ratings
"Believing Women" in Islam
by Asma Barlas • 2002
The Qur'an's patriarchy was written by men, not God.
4.26
1k+
"Believing Women" in Islam Summary
"Believing Women" in Islam 87%
The Qur'an's patriarchy was written by men, not God.
by Asma Barlas 2002
4.26
1k+ ratings
Iran Awakening
by Shirin Ebadi • 2006
Iran stripped her of her judgeship. She became the regime's most dangerous opponent: a lawyer.
4.18
6k+
Iran Awakening Summary
Iran Awakening 87%
Iran stripped her of her judgeship. She became the regime's most dangerous opponent: a lawyer.
by Shirin Ebadi 2006
4.18
6k+ ratings
Joseph Anton
by Salman Rushdie • 2012
A novelist with a bounty on his head. A decade in hiding. The books he wrote to survive.
3.65
9k+
Joseph Anton Summary
Joseph Anton 87%
A novelist with a bounty on his head. A decade in hiding. The books he wrote to survive.
by Salman Rushdie 2012
3.65
9k+ ratings
One Half from the East
by Nadia Hashimi • 2016
A Kabul girl turned boy to bring luck finds a friend who shares the disguise.
3.98
3k+
One Half from the East Summary
One Half from the East 87%
A Kabul girl turned boy to bring luck finds a friend who shares the disguise.
by Nadia Hashimi 2016
3.98
3k+ ratings
Kabul Beauty School
by Deborah Rodriguez • 2007
Fleeing abuse, a hairdresser opens a Kabul beauty school that turns Afghan women into breadwinners.
3.67
26k+
Kabul Beauty School Summary
Kabul Beauty School 87%
Fleeing abuse, a hairdresser opens a Kabul beauty school that turns Afghan women into breadwinners.
by Deborah Rodriguez 2007
3.67
26k+ ratings
The New Orientalists
by Ian Almond • 2007
Postmodernism attacked Orientalism. Then, from Nietzsche to Žižek, it built a subtler one.
3.41
41
The New Orientalists Summary
The New Orientalists 87%
Postmodernism attacked Orientalism. Then, from Nietzsche to Žižek, it built a subtler one.
by Ian Almond 2007
3.41
41 ratings
From Fatwa to Jihad
by Kenan Malik • 2009
The Rushdie affair tore the multicultural consensus apart, moving Islam's fault line into Europe.
4.03
285
From Fatwa to Jihad Summary
From Fatwa to Jihad 87%
The Rushdie affair tore the multicultural consensus apart, moving Islam's fault line into Europe.
by Kenan Malik 2009
4.03
285 ratings
Sufi Political Thought
by Milad Milani • 2019
Sufi mystics were never removed from power. They built it, legitimized it, and sometimes seized it.
Sufi Political Thought Summary
Sufi Political Thought 87%
Sufi mystics were never removed from power. They built it, legitimized it, and sometimes seized it.
by Milad Milani 2019
The Ideal Muslimah
by Muhammad Ali al-Hashimi • 2010
How the Muslim woman builds Islamic character across worship, marriage, parenting, and community.
4.33
1k+
The Ideal Muslimah Summary
The Ideal Muslimah 87%
How the Muslim woman builds Islamic character across worship, marriage, parenting, and community.
by Muhammad Ali al-Hashimi 2010
4.33
1k+ ratings
I'll Never Write My Memoirs
by Grace Jones • 2015
How a girl from a repressive Jamaican church became the mirror-faced androgynous icon of disco.
3.76
2k+
I'll Never Write My Memoirs Summary
I'll Never Write My Memoirs 87%
How a girl from a repressive Jamaican church became the mirror-faced androgynous icon of disco.
by Grace Jones 2015
3.76
2k+ ratings
What Went Wrong? The Clash Between Islam & Modernity in the Middle East
by Bernard Lewis • 2001
For centuries Islam led the world. Then, suddenly, it fell behind. A historian asks why.
3.55
4k+
What Went Wrong? The Clash Between Islam & Modernity in the Middle East Summary
What Went Wrong? The Clash Between Islam & Modernity in the Middle East 87%
For centuries Islam led the world. Then, suddenly, it fell behind. A historian asks why.
by Bernard Lewis 2001
3.55
4k+ ratings
بی‌حجاب
by Yasmine Mohammed • 2019
Married to Al Qaeda against her will, she fled. Then she watched liberals defend her captors.
4.36
3k+
بی‌حجاب Summary
بی‌حجاب 87%
Married to Al Qaeda against her will, she fled. Then she watched liberals defend her captors.
by Yasmine Mohammed 2019
4.36
3k+ ratings
Aesthetics of Excess
by Jillian Hernandez • 2020
Too much style is how Black and Latina women expose the class politics neoliberalism hides.
4.26
42
Aesthetics of Excess Summary
Aesthetics of Excess 87%
Too much style is how Black and Latina women expose the class politics neoliberalism hides.
by Jillian Hernandez 2020
4.26
42 ratings
The Road to Mecca
by Muhammad Asad • 1954
Beneath the Arabian sky, an Austrian journalist felt four thousand years of ancestral memory return.
4.49
6k+
The Road to Mecca Summary
The Road to Mecca 87%
Beneath the Arabian sky, an Austrian journalist felt four thousand years of ancestral memory return.
by Muhammad Asad 1954
4.49
6k+ ratings
Not Without My Daughter
by Betty Mahmoody • 1987
Two weeks in Iran became forever. Her husband held the law. She held their daughter.
4.19
39k+
Not Without My Daughter Summary
Not Without My Daughter 87%
Two weeks in Iran became forever. Her husband held the law. She held their daughter.
by Betty Mahmoody 1987
4.19
39k+ ratings
Who Speaks for Islam?
by Dalia Mogahed • 2008
Gallup asked Muslims what they believe. The data upends most Western assumptions about Islam.
4.05
1k+
Who Speaks for Islam? Summary
Who Speaks for Islam? 87%
Gallup asked Muslims what they believe. The data upends most Western assumptions about Islam.
by Dalia Mogahed 2008
4.05
1k+ ratings
Damaged Identities, Narrative Repair
by Hilde Lindemann Nelson • 2001
Who you are is jointly told. Oppression writes a degrading version; counterstories write the repair.
4.12
50
Damaged Identities, Narrative Repair Summary
Damaged Identities, Narrative Repair 87%
Who you are is jointly told. Oppression writes a degrading version; counterstories write the repair.
by Hilde Lindemann Nelson 2001
4.12
50 ratings
Reclaim Your Heart
by Yasmin Mogahed • 2012
Why your attachments keep breaking your heart, and how to find an anchor that holds.
4.41
14k+
Reclaim Your Heart Summary
Reclaim Your Heart 87%
Why your attachments keep breaking your heart, and how to find an anchor that holds.
by Yasmin Mogahed 2012
4.41
14k+ ratings
Badjens
by Delphine Minoui • 2024
In Iran, after a woman dies in custody, an unwanted girl joins the uprising.
4.25
2k+
Badjens Summary
Badjens 87%
In Iran, after a woman dies in custody, an unwanted girl joins the uprising.
by Delphine Minoui 2024
4.25
2k+ ratings
Hijab Butch Blues
by Lamya H. • 2023
A queer Muslim rereads the Quran and finds Maryam and Hajar waiting for her.
4.46
20k+
Hijab Butch Blues Summary
Hijab Butch Blues 87%
A queer Muslim rereads the Quran and finds Maryam and Hajar waiting for her.
by Lamya H. 2023
4.46
20k+ ratings
Does My Head Look Big In This?
by Randa Abdel-Fattah • 2007
She decides to wear the hijab full-time. Her elite private school decides to weigh in.
3.65
12k+
Does My Head Look Big In This? Summary
Does My Head Look Big In This? 87%
She decides to wear the hijab full-time. Her elite private school decides to weigh in.
by Randa Abdel-Fattah 2007
3.65
12k+ ratings
The Curse of God
by Harris Sultan • 2018
Predatory prophet, flawed scripture, impossible god: an ex-Muslim states the case against Islam.
3.91
159
The Curse of God Summary
The Curse of God 87%
Predatory prophet, flawed scripture, impossible god: an ex-Muslim states the case against Islam.
by Harris Sultan 2018
3.91
159 ratings
Demystifying Islam
by Harris Zafar • 2014
Jihad, shariah, and Islam's most misunderstood terms: a Muslim sets the record straight.
3.83
29
Demystifying Islam Summary
Demystifying Islam 87%
Jihad, shariah, and Islam's most misunderstood terms: a Muslim sets the record straight.
by Harris Zafar 2014
3.83
29 ratings
Prey
by Ayaan Hirsi Ali • 2021
Mass migration is eroding European women's safety, and liberal authorities refuse to name the cause.
4.13
1k+
Prey Summary
Prey 87%
Mass migration is eroding European women's safety, and liberal authorities refuse to name the cause.
by Ayaan Hirsi Ali 2021
4.13
1k+ ratings
Love Thy Neighbor
by Ayaz Virji • 2019
His patients voted for Trump. Then they learned their doctor was Muslim.
4.14
2k+
Love Thy Neighbor Summary
Love Thy Neighbor 87%
His patients voted for Trump. Then they learned their doctor was Muslim.
by Ayaz Virji 2019
4.14
2k+ ratings
Resistance
by Alastair Crooke • 2009
The Islamist revolution isn't about land: it's a fight over what a human being is.
4.00
36
Resistance Summary
Resistance 87%
The Islamist revolution isn't about land: it's a fight over what a human being is.
by Alastair Crooke 2009
4.00
36 ratings
My Body
by Emily Ratajkowski • 2021
Her body made her famous and gave her wealth. It turned her into someone else's product.
3.98
85k+
My Body Summary
My Body 87%
Her body made her famous and gave her wealth. It turned her into someone else's product.
by Emily Ratajkowski 2021
3.98
85k+ ratings
The Underground Girls of Kabul
by Jenny Nordberg • 2014
Afghan families disguise daughters as sons for survival and status, but puberty calls a halt.
4.11
14k+
The Underground Girls of Kabul Summary
The Underground Girls of Kabul 87%
Afghan families disguise daughters as sons for survival and status, but puberty calls a halt.
by Jenny Nordberg 2014
4.11
14k+ ratings
Loin des mosquées
by Armel Job • 2012
A solitary undertaker in Belgium gives refuge to a Turkish woman fleeing an honor killing.
3.46
168
Loin des mosquées Summary
Loin des mosquées 87%
A solitary undertaker in Belgium gives refuge to a Turkish woman fleeing an honor killing.
by Armel Job 2012
3.46
168 ratings
TrueFaced
by Bill Thrall • 2003
Stop performing for God. Trust, not effort, unlocks the person He already made you to be.
4.14
770
TrueFaced Summary
TrueFaced 86%
Stop performing for God. Trust, not effort, unlocks the person He already made you to be.
by Bill Thrall 2003
4.14
770 ratings
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