Living Islam Out Loud American Muslim Women Speak [Paperback]

Living Islam Out Loudpresents 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 YounisINTRODUCTION

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”
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