Muslim Women in Law and Society : Annotated translation of al-Tahir al-Haddad's Imra 'tuna fi 'l-sharia wa 'l-mujtama, with an introduction.

An extremely timely translation of a seminal text on the role of women in Muslim society by the early twentieth century thinker al Taher al-Haddad. Considered as one of the first feminist works in Arab literature, this book will be of considerable interest to scholars of an early "e;feminist"e; tract coming from a Muslim in Arab society. Awarded the 2008 "e;World Award of the President of the Republic of Tunisia for Islamic Studies"e;