Prophet Muhammad’s Respect and Love for Women by MWA member Dr. Sayria Contractor

MWA member Dr. Sariya Contractor

I have recently finished writing a book on Muslim women in Britain.

This book discusses many important issues around the role, rights, responsibilities and resilience of Muslim women.

Although this book is written in a Western British context, it discusses core issues that resonate in Muslim communities all over the world – of our collective successes with regard to gender equity and of our failures.

Why do I mention my book here in an article about Prophet Muhammad? (Read More)


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Sariya Contractor is a convert to Islam and a Sociologist at the University of Derby, specialising in the Sociology of Religion. She is also a University of Derby project researcher for the Religion and Belief, Discrimination and Equality Project in the Faculty of Education, Health and Sciences. Ms. Contractor is also a member of Muslimah Writers Alliance. Established in 2006, MWA is an internationally-based collaboration of Muslim women writers and advocates working together to counter negative and inaccurate perceptions regarding members of the Muslim community and the Islamic faith.

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Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (September 20, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0415669960
ISBN-13: 978-0415669962