Women in Islam and the Middle East: A Reader edited by Ruth Roded.

Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: The Quran : differing interpretation of the Divine Word -- The biography of the Prophet : women in battle -- Sayings of the Prophet : selective quotation -- Shi�i martyrology : the death of Fatima, daughter of the Prophet -- Historical biographies : a royal woman of the Umayyad Dynasty -- Chronicles : mother of Abbasid Caliphs -- An early legal compendium : purity, legal competence and property ownership -- The evidence of women : equality in marriage : a legal guide -- Theory of government : must visiers and judges be men? -- Rules for kings : regarding their wives : dangerous precedents --Sufi hagiography : devout women -- Medieval learned women -- Women in court : economic transactions -- Property ownership : philanthropy and management : endowment documents -- Islamic views on sexuality -- Folk tales : Juha and his wife : Aisha and her husband -- Historical statistics on education -- Out of the harem : women's autobiographies -- An early public lecture on women's liberation -- The feminist movement -- The story of a contemporary woman mystic -- Neo-Islamic responses : Fatima empowered : a covenant for Islamic resistance -- Modern poetry : a daughter of the Galilee challenges men.