Living Islam Out Loud presents the first generation of American Muslim women who have always identified as both American and Muslim. These pioneers have forged new identities for themselves and for future generations, and they speak out about the hijab, relationships, sex and sexuality, activism, spirituality, and much more.
Contributors: Su'ad Abdul-Khabeer, Sham-e-Ali al-Jamil, Samina Ali, Sarah Eltantawi, Yousra Y. Fazili, Suheir Hammad, Mohja Kahf, Precious Rasheeda Muhammad, Asra Q. Nomani, Manal Omar, Khalida Saed, Asia Sharif-Clark, Khadijah Sharif-Drinkard, Aroosha Zoq Rana, Inas Younis
Living Islam Out Loud : American Muslim Women Speak
Description
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
SALEEMAH’S STORY
PART I: CROSSROADS
“How I Met God”
Samina Ali
“To Be Young, Gifted, Black, American, Muslim, and Woman”
Precious Rasheeda Muhammad
PART II: LOVE
“Remembering Love”
Sham-e-Ali al-Jamil
“My Own Worst Enemy”
Manal Omar
“Marrying a Believer”
Asia Sharif-Clark
“Finding Home”
Sham-e-Ali al-Jamil
“Fumbling Toward Ecstacy”
Yousra Y. Fazili
“On the Edge of Belonging”
Khalida Saed
PART III: THE STRONGEST OF FAITH
“A Day in the Life”
Su’ad Abdul-Khabeer
“Hijra from Harlem”
Khadijah Sharif-Drinkard
“The Muslim in the Mirror”
Mohja Kahf
“Being the Leader I Want to See in the World”
Asra Q. Nomani
“An Islamic Bill of Rights for Women in Mosques”
“An Islamic Bill of Rights for Women in the Bedroom”
PART IV: SOUL JOURNEYS
“A Meditation on the Clearing”
Sarah Eltanawi
“A Siren Song”
Aroosha Zoq Rana
“Blessed Divine Woman”
Sham-e-Ali al-Jamil
“My Son the Mystic”
Inas Younis
“My Sister’s Prayer”
Suheir Hammad
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
CONTRIBUTORS
Author Description
Saleemah Abdul-Ghafur was chief executive of Azizah, a magazine for Muslim women. In 2004, she was an integral part of a national movement to give women space and voice in American mosques, and in 2005 she co-organized the historic woman-led prayer in New York City. A frequent presenter on Islam and women, Abdul-Ghafur lives in Atlanta, Georgia.