Research Guides: LITR 1150-B: Themes in Literature: Muslim Women's Writing: Books and Videos

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For books focusing on Muslim women's writing , try search strategies like:

Muslim women authors
Muslim women in literature
Literature-Muslim authors-history and criticism
Women in Islam

You can also focus your search on a particular country. For example:

Arabic literature - Women authors - History and criticism.
Indonesian literature - Women authors.
French literature - Muslim authors - History and criticism
Women and literature - Iran
Muslim women - Spain - Andalusia - Intellectual life

Additional search terms:

WOMEN in Islam
WOMEN (Islamic law)
MUSLIM women--Legal status, laws, etc.
ISLAM & gender
ISLAM--Customs & practices
FEMINISM & Islam
VEILS--Religious aspects

Books: Muslim Women's Writing

Books: Science and Religion in Islam

Reference Sources

Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World by Richard C. Martin
Call Number: OS 956.003 E56
Also available as an eBook. Click on title to access
Publication Date: 2003-12-02

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