Shi'a Feminism

A list of books about feminism in relation to Shi'a Islam, as well as writings by Shi'a feminists.

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1	Women with Mustaches and Men without Beards: Gender and Sexual Anxieties of Iranian Modernity by Afsaneh Najmabadi 4.13 avg rating — 577 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Islam and Feminisms: An Iranian Case-Study (Women's Studies at York Series) by Haleh Afshar 3.50 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Women in the Middle East: Perceptions, Realities and Struggles for Liberation (Women's Studies at York Series) by Haleh Afshar (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Development, Women and War by Haleh Afshar (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Muslim Women in War and Crisis: Representation and Reality by Faegheh Shirazi (Editor) 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Velvet Jihad: Muslim Women's Quiet Resistance to Islamic Fundamentalism by Faegheh Shirazi 3.44 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Veil Unveiled: The Hijab in Modern Culture by Faegheh Shirazi 3.40 avg rating — 35 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Law of Desire: Temporary Marriage in Shi'i Iran by Shahla Haeri 3.69 avg rating — 49 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Men in Charge?: Rethinking Authority in Muslim Legal Tradition by Ziba Mir-Hosseini 4.08 avg rating — 72 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	No Shame for the Sun: Lives of Professional Pakistani Women by Shahla Haeri 4.05 avg rating — 19 ratings score: 184, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Islam and Gender by Ziba Mir-Hosseini 3.74 avg rating — 38 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Marriage on Trial: A Study of Islamic Family Law by Ziba Mir-Hosseini 3.25 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Control and Sexuality: The Revival of Zina Laws in Muslim Contexts by Ziba Mir-Hosseini really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Gender and Equality in Muslim Family Law: Justice and Ethics in the Islamic Legal Tradition by Ziba Mir-Hosseini (editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Ghosts of Revolution: Rekindled Memories of Imprisonment in Iran by Shahla Talebi 4.24 avg rating — 58 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Until We Are Free: My Fight for Human Rights in Iran by Shirin Ebadi 4.26 avg rating — 1,668 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Iran Awakening: A Memoir of Revolution and Hope by Shirin Ebadi 4.17 avg rating — 5,357 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Feminism and Islamic Fundamentalism: The Limits of Postmodern Analysis by Haideh Moghissi 3.85 avg rating — 47 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Populism and Feminism in Iran: Women’s Struggle in a Male-Defined Revolutionary Movement (Women's Studies at York Series) by Haideh Moghissi 3.12 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Rights of Women in Islam by Asghar Ali Engineer 3.81 avg rating — 31 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Qu'ran, Women and Modern Society by Asghar Ali Engineer really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Islam Women and Gender Justice by Asghar Ali Engineer (Editor) 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	A Living Faith: My Quest for Peace, Harmony and Social Change by Asghar Ali Engineer 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Status of Women in Islam by Asghar Ali Engineer 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Sufi Women of America: Angels in the Making by Laleh Bakhtiar 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Helen of Tus: Her Odyssey from Idaho to Iran by Laleh Bakhtiar 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Sublime Quran by Anonymous (Type) 4.38 avg rating — 66,581 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Creative Conformity: The Feminist Politics of U.S. Catholic and Iranian Shi'i Women by Elizabeth M. Bucar 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Rethinking Global Sisterhood: Western Feminism and Iran by Nima Naghibi 4.19 avg rating — 36 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	From Patriarchy to Empowerment: Women’s Participation, Movements, and Rights in the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia by Valentine M. Moghadam (Editor) 4.12 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Modernizing Women: Gender and Social Change in the Middle East by Valentine M. Moghadam 4.10 avg rating — 39 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Globalizing Women: Transnational Feminist Networks by Valentine M. Moghadam 3.48 avg rating — 21 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Globalization and Social Movements: Islamism, Feminism, and the Global Justice Movement by Valentine M. Moghadam 3.13 avg rating — 38 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Imam Ali and the Status of Women by Amina Inloes it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Faith and Freedom: Women’s Human Rights in the Muslim World by Mahnaz Afkhami (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Women in Exile by Mahnaz Afkhami (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 21 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Other Side of Silence: A Memoir of Exile, Iran, and the Global Women's Movement by Mahnaz Afkhami (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 64, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	In The Eye Of The Storm: Women In Post Revolutionary Iran by Mahnaz Afkhami (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 63, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Claiming our rights: A manual for women's human rights education in Muslim societies by Mahnaz Afkhami (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 62, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Towards A Compassionate Society by Mahnaz Afkhami (Goodreads Author) (editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 61, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Who is Zaynab? by Hajjah Chahnaz A. Kbaisi-Hazari it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 60, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars