M Jamal Haider

Daughters of Eve M Jamal Haider

It is amazing, the true story of female emancipation. Unknown to most people, about 1400 years ago, the first enduring stand for female rights was taken in Madinah. A historical unveiling with poetical inspiration, this book artfully narrates a brief comparative analysis about the status of women through the three ages of the world: ? Women in the ancient age (pre 7th century CE)? Women in the Islamic age (7th-18th century CE approximately)? Women in the modern age. This book succinctly establishes how female conditions changed from ancient past to the modern times-it narrates what were the issues women have faced in the past, and what they are still facing in modernity. It discusses topics like why the Prophet married a number of times, the contributions of Muslim female scholars, and towards the end of the book, it clarifies some of the common misconceptions about Islamic injunctions regarding women