Came across a valuable resource on Islamic tradition and women. It is the Muslim Sexual Ethics page at Brandeis University’s Feminist Sexual Ethics Project (a name sure to make aunties choke on her chai). The site concisely and rigorously summarizes traditional Islamic views and textual sources on the following topics: Marriage Contracts Divorce Understanding a Difficult Verse (Qur’an 4:34) Veiling Same-Sex Sexual Activity Honor Killings Islam and Slavery Men, Women, and Human Beings in the Qur’an The Islam page’s lead... Read more