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STANDING ALONE AN AMERICAN WOMANS STRUGGLE FOR THE SOUL OF ISLAM 1ST EDITION DOWNLOAD FREE Asra Q Nomani | 9780060832971 | | | | | Asra Nomani I knew that this jihad beckoned me, and the idea of journey felt familiar to me. Born about a thousand miles westward along the Indian coastline in Bombay, India, I had evoked God with this name from my earliest days. I gave it five stars. Her story of going on the hajj, or pilgrimage to Mecca, was fascinating. Maybe she's a talented enough short-form journalist, but this was a repetitive slog, first of ham-fisted Standing Alone An American Womans Struggle for the Soul of Islam 1st edition to find spiritual meaning and metaphor, and second of every grisly detail of her one-woman crusade OK, I could have looked for a better word choice there, but don't read too much into my use of it to bring gender equity to her local mosque. But they mostly evolved into patriarchal cultures in which men are considered more important than women. It reminded me a lot of Blu Greenberg's book " On Women and Judaism: A View From Tradition " where it is not only autobiographical but teaching what one's religion says about a woman's role and how it got all mucked up by men When they had? I'm not a Muslim. Standing Alone in Mecca is an intimate autobiography, a matrilineal history of Islam, and a spiritual reflection told Standing Alone An American Womans Struggle for the Soul of Islam 1st edition an unflinching voice by an author who acknowledges both her strengths and Standing Alone An American Womans Struggle for the Soul of Islam 1st edition weaknesses equally. Retrieved March 19, Each day of her hajj evokes for Nomani the history of a different Muslim matriarch: Eve, from whom she learns about sin and redemption; Hajar, the single mother abandoned in the desert who teaches her about courage; Khadijah, the first benefactor of Islam and trailblazer for a Muslim woman's right to self-determination; and Aisha, the favorite wife of the Prophet Muhammad and Islam's first female theologian. Interesting images of the author on her hajj with baby in carrier. Asra Q. Oscar Wilde said God's law is love. The hajj is no simple journey. See what I mean? Archived from the original on February 14, A Restraining Order in the House of God. I am not really sure. I learned that sacred goddesses were integral to early civilizations, such as the Indus civilization from which India sprang. In the author's case there were doubts about her faith which lead her down a path of self discover and actualizing her relationship with God. A Very Good God. The Daily Beast. Referring to the scene in which Tabeya, my niqabi riot grrl, gives a khutbah and serves as imam, Asra promised, "we're going to make that a reality. Archived from the original on December 9, Inspired by Michael Muhammad Knight 's punk novel The Taqwacores[16] she organized the first public woman-led prayer of a mixed-gender congregation in the United States, with Amina Wadud leading the prayer. It is an arduous spiritual and physical rite that lasts only? Inspired by these heroic Muslim women, Nomani returns to America to confront the sexism and intolerance in her local mosque and to fight for the rights of modern Muslim women who are tired of standing alone against the repressive rules and regulations imposed by reactionary fundamentalists. Asra Nomani looked for reassurances about who she was. On that day, March 18,she stated:. May 14, Andrew added it Shelves: journalistic-nonfictionmiddle-east-and-islamic-studies. Centuries later a man named Muhammad was born in Mecca into the tribe of Quraysh in the seventh century A. Retrieved December 9, In that case, we can't Statements consisting only of original research should be removed. The fight against ignorance is knowledge, but what do you do with wilful ignorance? It is a very dense book, with a lot of ideas and analysis to unpack. Apr 02, Ron rated it really liked it. January Learn how and when to remove this template message. Download as PDF Printable version. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. From my earliest days, I had been a person on pilgrimage. When tracking the hate speech back to its source, Nomani discovered Sheikh al-Ghazzawi. I had read the teachings of the Buddha. And, the concept of ijtihad- critical thinking- and tawhid- oneness-in Islam. Nothing else in the world to do with Islam existed before this one date in the history of humanity. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. For countless lives in the world things didn't and have not changed. Standing Alone in Mecca: An American Woman's Struggle for the Soul of Islam There are probably more guns than people! Her story of going on the hajj, or pilgrimage to Mecca, was fascinating. Retrieved December Standing Alone An American Womans Struggle for the Soul of Islam 1st edition, Archived from the original on February 4, Oct 29, Nishith Vasavada rated it it was amazing. Referring to the scene in which Tabeya, my niqabi riot grrl, gives a khutbah and serves as imam, Asra promised, "we're going to make that a reality. This is Islamic liberation theology. This is a great read if you are ready to hear about one woman's personal struggle with her religion. She only mentions the love of God briefly as a after word at the end of the book. A personal narrative relating the modern day lives of the author and other Muslim women to the lives of those who came before, bringing the changing face of women in Islam into focus through the unique lens of the Haj. Statements consisting only of original research should be removed. Hebrew and Arabic share many language roots. Dec 14, P rated it did not like it. This is a really engrossing, and at times very intimidating, story of the female psyche in Islam. I had sat at the feet of a pandit, a Hindu scholar who comes from the upper Brahmin caste of Hinduism. While her story is fascinating and worth reading by anyone wanting to understand more deeply the political and cultural complexities of Islam both in the world and here in the U. Nomani's chronicle of her quest to find a place for herself within religion in which the Divine has been hijacked by cultural forces of patriarchy and control reminded my very much of my own search for a woman-affirming faith within the Christianity of my childhood, though perhaps she has found herself and her faith more effectively than I ever have. I am grateful that I can know so intimately what the hajj could be like from her detailed and heartfelt account. All in all, made me feel much more knowledgeable and made me want to learn more. Sep 20, Sandy rated it really liked it Shelves: the-middle-east. Standing Alone in Mecca is a personal narrative, relating the modern-day lives of the author and other Muslim women to the lives of those who came before, bringing Standing Alone An American Womans Struggle for the Soul of Islam 1st edition changing face of women in Islam into focus through the unique lens of the hajj. I guess because religion is the most documented that's why. The title of this book is a woman's struggle for the Soul of Islam, it may be more accurate to say a woman's struggle for her soul within Islam. As a woman, I was trying to grasp the role of women in the faiths. He became the prophet for the religion that is Islam. An independent woman, a journalist, an unmarried single mother, and a Muslim, Standing Alone in Mecca is Nomani's journey to integrate these disparate parts of herself in a way that allows her to become her fullest and most authentic self within her faith, not despite it. He thought to himself, He has a gun. Retrieved February 4, Standing Alone An American Womans Struggle for the Soul of Islam 1st edition So is my question, posed earlier in this review, answered by either of these two books? These societies honored matriarchy and emphasized the power rooted in women. Jain, I understood that the spiritual intention of a polytheist is no different from that of a monotheist who prays in a synagogue, church, or mosque. Even 15 years after it was published. In his book Blue-Eyed Standing Alone An American Womans Struggle for the Soul of Islam 1st edition p. Her expose of Islam is the expose of abuse that every religion has gone through at the hands of dogmatic zealots. It's repetitive, and reads like an article rather than a book. And, yes, with my baby as evidence, I had sex outside of marriage. Where I think she is incorrect are minor points anyway I could imagine myself in her shoes, trying to tow the line with all the Saudi- imposed rules on hajj even when they conflict with my own beliefs about islam. Lists with This Book. Data Protection Choices There are probably more guns than people! From my earliest days, I had been a person on pilgrimage. She can't even see a Wal-mart shoe brand name "No Boundaries" without mulling over its significance to her spiritual journey. And besides that, the points that she repeated are extremely important: that women have a religious right to equality; that men have a respo This is a great book for anyone interested in learning about some of the struggles progressive Muslims face in shaping how Islam will be expressed in the United States.

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