Marion Katz: 4 books

Juxtaposing Muslim scholars' debates over women's attendance in mosques with historical descriptions of women's activities within Middle Eastern and North African mosques, Marion Holmes Katz shows how over the centuries legal scholars' arguments have often reacted to rather than dictated Muslim women's...

The five daily prayers (Salāt) that constitute the second pillar of Islam deeply pervade the everyday life of observant Muslims. Until now, however, no general study has analyzed the rules governing Salāt, the historical dimensions of its practice and the rich variety of ways that it has been interpreted...

30 Autorinnen schreiben Gedichte. Sie schreiben über Hoffnung, Ankommen, Lebensgefühl und Abschied, über ihre Beziehungen, ihre Ängste und Wünsche, ihre Enttäuschungen. Aber sie schreiben auch über das Gefühl des Glücks, über ihre Lust am Leben und über erfüllte Partnerschaft.

In the medieval period, the birth of the Prophet Muhammad (the mawlid) was celebrated in popular narratives and ceremonies that expressed the religious agendas and aspirations of ordinary Muslims, including women. This book examines the Mawlid from its origins to the present day and provides...