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The Heart of the Lotus: A Buddhist Perspective on Women’s Inner and Outer Liberation

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By Sylvia Wetzel, Jane Anhold (translator) — 2015

Women have to read patriarchal teachings critically "with the eyes of a woman". The Heart of the Lotus presents central teachings of Buddhism and describes traps we fall into, if we do not consider our cultural background and our biological sex and social gender. See more...

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A Jihad for Justice: Honoring the Work and Life of amina wadud

amina wadud, scholar and activist, is a vital figure in Islamic studies, Qur’anic hermeneutics, and gender studies, fields to which she has made a lasting contribution.

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Amina Wadud, Juliane Hammer (editor), Kecia Ali (editor), Laury Silvers (editor)
2020
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Inside the Gender Jihad: Women’s Reform in Islam

In this engaging study, Dr. amina wadud, an Afro-American Muslim herself, introduces the feminist movement in Islam and delves into its challenges, its textual foundations in the Qur'an and its achievements.

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amina wadud
2006
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Qur’an and Woman: Rereading the Sacred Text from a Woman’s Perspective

Qur’an and Woman contributes a gender inclusive reading to one of the most fundamental disciplines in Islamic thought, Qur’anic exegesis.

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Amina Wadud
1999
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