Books
الأسرة في مقاصد الشريعة
Muslim Women & Global Challenges
Muslim women are faced with a number of challenges in a fast globalizing world as they have to make their personal and public decisions in the light of the Islamic paradigm. This book reveals that the two greatest challenges for Muslim women are to actively participate in religious scholarship and socioeconomic development. The book emphasizes that women's concerted participation within the realm of religious scholarship is essential for enhancing religious scholarship in general and for advancing the role and status of women in spheres where Islamic knowledge is applied.
This book is one of the first edited volumes to focus on domestic violence in Muslim families. Bringing the experiences of diverse domestic violence advocates to the table, voices in this text include religious leaders, service providers, and researchers from multiple disciplines. Four survivors also share their stories, illustrating some of the challenges they faced, as well as their paths to healing.
Change From Within
What Islam Says About Domestic Violence: A Guide for Helping Muslim Families & Workers is the first published work that presents an Islamic framework on domestic violence. The book's methodological contribution is a potential model for how to read the issue of domestic violence from the Qur'an and engage the ḥadīth holistically in the light of the Qurʾānic message and objectives.
What Islam Says About Domestic Violence
Perspectives: Arabic Language & Culture in Film
Based on nine highly acclaimed feature films from Palestine, Egypt, and Morocco, Perspectives is designed for students of Arabic language and culture at the intermediate to advanced level. It may be used either as the primary text in a culture, conversation, or film course or as an enriching supplement to any existing language program. Specifically developed to exploit the content and themes presented in each of the films, the activities in Perspectives are designed to promote a heightened cultural awareness and encourage meaningful language development in context.
The Development of Maqasid Methodology By Contemporary Scholars
Dr. Zainab Alwani explores how contemporary scholars have expanded and applied the framework of maqāṣid al-sharīʿah (the higher aims of Islamic law) to address the complex realities of modern life. Through a detailed examination of methodology, she highlights the evolution of maqāṣid-based thinking and its role in renewing Islamic legal and ethical discourse. This book offers a critical resource for students, scholars, and anyone seeking to understand the dynamic potential of Islamic jurisprudence in the contemporary world.