Converting Women
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Converting Women
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Author : Eliza F. Kent
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand
Release Date : 2004
Converting Women written by Eliza F. Kent and has been published by Oxford University Press on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with History categories.
At the height of British colonialism, conversion to Christianity was a path to upward mobility for Indian low-castes and untouchables, especially in the Tamil-speaking south of India. Kent examines these conversions, focusing especially on the experience of women converts and the ways in which conversion transformed gender roles and expectations.
Women Embracing Islam
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Author : Karin van Nieuwkerk
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2009-07-21
Women Embracing Islam written by Karin van Nieuwkerk and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-07-21 with Religion categories.
Many Westerners view Islam as a religion that restricts and subordinates women in both private and public life. Yet a surprising number of women in Western Europe and America are converting to Islam. What attracts these women to a belief system that is markedly different from both Western Christianity and Western secularism? What benefits do they gain by converting, and what are the costs? How do Western women converts live their new Islamic faith, and how does their conversion affect their families and communities? How do women converts transmit Islamic values to their children? These are some of the questions that Women Embracing Islam seeks to answer. In this vanguard study of gender and conversion to Islam, leading historians, sociologists, anthropologists, and theologians investigate why non-Muslim women in the United States, several European countries, and South Africa are converting to Islam. Drawing on extensive interviews with female converts, the authors explore the life experiences that lead Western women to adopt Islam, as well as the appeal that various forms of Islam, as well as the Nation of Islam, have for women. The authors find that while no single set of factors can explain why Western women are embracing Islamic faith traditions, some common motivations emerge. These include an attraction to Islam's high regard for family and community, its strict moral and ethical standards, and the rationality and spirituality of its theology, as well as a disillusionment with Christianity and with the unrestrained sexuality of so much of Western culture.
Stepping Into The Shadows
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Author : Rosemary Sookhdeo
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Stepping Into The Shadows written by Rosemary Sookhdeo and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Christianity and other religions categories.
Why are increasing numbers of Western women converting to Islam? The author tells the true-life stories of women who have become Muslims, exploring the reasons for their decisions and illustrating the problems that they face. She examines the particular issues confronting women who marry Muslims and addresses the long-term implications of conversion. In these ways the book prepares parents and church leaders to guide women who are contemplating conversion or marriage with Muslim men.
Becoming Muslim
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Author : A. Mansson McGinty
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2006-10-02
Becoming Muslim written by A. Mansson McGinty and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-10-02 with Social Science categories.
While Islam has become a controversial topic in the West, a growing number of Westerners find powerful meaning in Islam. Becoming Muslim is an ethnographic study based on in-depth interviews with Swedish and American women who have converted to Islam.
Transforming From Christianity To Islam
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Author : Janet Testerman
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2014-06-19
Transforming From Christianity To Islam written by Janet Testerman and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-19 with Religion categories.
Why would a Western woman who is free to dress and behave as she pleases convert to a religion immersed in a culture that requires her to cover her hair, dress modestly and reassess her fundamental beliefs? These are personal accounts of eight Western women who radically changed their lives by converting to Islam or marrying a Muslim man. Some women assigned deep meaning to the headscarf, while others found dressing hijab to be freeing. In every case, however, peer pressure, social pressure and male pressure bore profoundly on their decisions, perhaps overpowering their ability to practice hijab purely from their hearts. Again, the dichotomy between voluntary, genuine devotion and conforming behavior influenced on the women’s actions and thoughts.
Why Christian Women Convert To Islam
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Author : Rosemary Sookhdeo
language : en
Publisher: Isaac Publishing LLC
Release Date : 2016
Why Christian Women Convert To Islam written by Rosemary Sookhdeo and has been published by Isaac Publishing LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Conversion categories.
Women are being attracted to Islam in increasing numbers. The author explores the reasons why they convert and highlights the problems that they face. She examines the issues confronting women who marry Muslims and addresses the long-term implications of conversion. This is an essential guide to a vital topic for parents and church leaders.
Converting To Islam
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Author : Amy Melissa Guimond
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-06-16
Converting To Islam written by Amy Melissa Guimond and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-16 with Social Science categories.
This text aims to discover the shared lived experiences of white American female converts to Islam in post- 9/11 America. It explores the increasingly hostile social climate faced by Muslim Americans, as well as the spiritual, social, physical, and mental integration of these women into the Muslim-American population. In the United States, rates of conversion to Islam are rapidly increasing—alongside Islamophobic sentiment and hate crimes against Muslims. For a period of time, there was a lull in this negative sentiment. However, in light of the Paris terror attacks, the increased prominence of ISIS/ISIL, and the influx of refugees from Syria, anti-Muslim rhetoric is once again on the rise. This volume analyzes how a singular collection of female converts have adapted to life in the United States in the shadow of 9/11.
The Convert
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Author : Elizabeth Robins
language : en
Publisher: Feminist Press at CUNY
Release Date : 1980
The Convert written by Elizabeth Robins and has been published by Feminist Press at CUNY this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with Fiction categories.
The Convert is about the British Suffrage movement, which the author knew well. Part witty and scathing commentary on the upper classes, part political rhetoric quoted directly from open-air meetings, and part muck-raking realism, it moves back and forth between the personal and the political until the two can no longer be distinguished. The Convert uses as its frame the political "conversion" of Vida Levering, a beautiful, upper middle-class woman. We follow Vida's growing discontent with "country weekend" society and her increasing awareness of the common lot of women. Forthright and direct, Elizabeth Robins discusses issues that must have been shocking in 1907: unwed motherhood, the effects of the inequality of women, and the essential disrespect that underlies chivalry. Reminiscent of Jane Austen and foreshadowing the work of Virginia Woolf, The Convert is a fascinating novel. It provides us with a sense of history and a feeling of pride in what women could and did accomplish. It is also disturbing because far too many of the issues are still relevant.
From A Bikini To Hijab
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Author : Dr Kotb
language : en
Publisher: Why I Convert to Islam
Release Date : 2018-07-21
From A Bikini To Hijab written by Dr Kotb and has been published by Why I Convert to Islam this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-21 with Religion categories.
35 Amazing stories of women converting to Islam some stories will make you laugh, some will make you cry, but always you will enjoy From a bаthіng ѕuіt to hіjаb Mrѕ. Cecilia story - Auѕtrаlіа Exреrіеnсе of a Canadian wоmаn A German lаdу converts to Iѕlаm Mаrrіаgеѕ Lеаd Women tо Islam ? Frоm Yamilia tо Hajar Mum, I'vе decided I wаnt tо follow Allаh Bесоmіng Muѕlіm Whу I Embrасеd Iѕlаm Brіdе Jеmіmа Gоldѕmіth: Whу I сhоѕе Iѕlаm. My Pаth To Islam Mу Lіfе as a New Muslim Hafsah: Mу Conversion Stоrу Helena story How they bесаmе Muslim women! Iman frоm Italy fіndѕ Islam Khаdіjа Watson's Jоurnеу оf Faith From Christianity to Iѕlаm Mаrуаm Butѕоn story, Auѕtrаlіа Miss Mаѕ'udаh Stеіnmаnn - Englаnd Mоnіса story - USA Mrs. Amina Mоѕlеr - Gеrmаnу Rеhаnа reverts tо Islam Sоfіа'ѕ Journey tо Iѕlаm My Journey tо Islam Jenny Melbourne, Australia Lаrа: DISCOVERING ISLAM: A CANADIAN MUSLIMA'S STORY Mісhеllе frоm a Jеwіѕh fаmіlу in Nеw York tо Iѕlаm Rіtа, Canada: Gоd wоrkѕ іn mysterious ways Sіѕtеr Penomee - Dr. Kаrі Ann Owеn, Ph.D. A Jеwіѕh Amеrісаn Embraces Iѕlаm Nаkаtа Khаulа- Paris, Thе Vеіl: The View Frоm The Inѕіdе Hоw Thеу Bесаmе Muslim Women some stories will make you laugh, some will make you cry, but always you will enjoy
From Sin To Salvation
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Author : Virginia Lieson Brereton
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 1991-07-22
From Sin To Salvation written by Virginia Lieson Brereton and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-07-22 with Social Science categories.
"... fascinating... " -- Theological Book Review By examining women's conversion experiences, the author provides a corrective to the much popularized TV evangelism. She examines the stories U.S. women have told of their profound realization of their sinfulness and the necessity of turning to God's grace and love for forgiveness.