Shehnaz Haqqani
Biographic Data
| ID | 6579619 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shehnaz Haqqani |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shehnaz |
| FAMILY NAME | Haqqani |
| SIGNATURE | HAQQANI S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Mercer University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Uncommon Experiences
Since Spring 2022, Mercer University (Mercer) and Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco (AUI) have collaborated on the design and implementation of a program exploring inter-religious dialogue, particularly between Muslims and Christians, rooted in commonalities in religious texts and practices. Since Spring 2023, this program has been augmented through engagement with musical styles and performances facilitated by local Moroccan experts. Fur…
The Qur’an on Muslim Women’s Marriage to Non-Muslims
This article interrogates the claim that Islam prohibits Muslim women’s marriage to kitābīs (a derivative of the Qur’anic term ahl al-kitāb that is commonly used to refer to Christians and Jews), an argument that has practical and theological implications for Muslims today. By analysing the three Qur’anic verses on interreligious marriage (Q. 2:221, Q. 60:10, and Q: 5:5) and the ways they have been interpreted by several premodern and modern scho…
The Perplexity of a Muslim Woman
Olfa Youssef ’s The Perplexity of a Muslim Woman: Over Inheritance, Marriage,and Homosexuality addresses some of the practical and conceptualinconsistences in traditional, male-centric interpretations of inheritance,marriage, and homosexuality. Youssef analyzes relevant questions, assumptions,and sub-themes on each topic in separate chapters. A brief introductionchallenges common claims treated as truths. The conclusion emphasizesthat to uncritic…
Women in the Qur’an
Asma Lamrabet’s Women in the Qur’an: An Emancipatory Reading sufficiently fulfills its promise to offer an emancipatory approach to the Qur’an. It argues for a re-reading of the entire Islamic tradition, not the Qur’an alone, in a way that embraces women’s full humanity. Despite some of its less convincing arguments, its overall thesis of women’s liberation through the Qur’an and its argument that the Qur’an is in fact anti-patriarchal are well-p…
Men in Charge ? Rethinking Authority in Muslim Legal Tradition / Ziba Mir-Hosseini, Mulki Al-Sharmani, Jana Rumminger
Men in Charge? Rethinking Authority in Muslim Legal Tradition
At a time when men’s assumption of leadership roles through all-male eventsand publications is a popular phenomenon, Men in Charge?, a byproduct ofa project by the women-led organization Musawah, could not have been publishedat a more opportune moment. Comprising a foreword by Zainah Anwar,Musawah’s director, an introduction by the editors, and ten chapters from academicsand activists of varied backgrounds, the book historicizes and problematizes…
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Men in Charge ? Rethinking Authority in Muslim Legal Tradition / Ziba Mir-Hosseini, Mulki Al-Sharmani, Jana Rumminger
Men in Charge? Rethinking Authority in Muslim Legal Tradition
At a time when men’s assumption of leadership roles through all-male eventsand publications is a popular phenomenon, Men in Charge?, a byproduct ofa project by the women-led organization Musawah, could not have been publishedat a more opportune moment. Comprising a foreword by Zainah Anwar,Musawah’s director, an introduction by the editors, and ten chapters from academicsand activists of varied backgrounds, the book historicizes and problematizes…
The Perplexity of a Muslim Woman
Olfa Youssef ’s The Perplexity of a Muslim Woman: Over Inheritance, Marriage,and Homosexuality addresses some of the practical and conceptualinconsistences in traditional, male-centric interpretations of inheritance,marriage, and homosexuality. Youssef analyzes relevant questions, assumptions,and sub-themes on each topic in separate chapters. A brief introductionchallenges common claims treated as truths. The conclusion emphasizesthat to uncritic…
Women in the Qur’an
Asma Lamrabet’s Women in the Qur’an: An Emancipatory Reading sufficiently fulfills its promise to offer an emancipatory approach to the Qur’an. It argues for a re-reading of the entire Islamic tradition, not the Qur’an alone, in a way that embraces women’s full humanity. Despite some of its less convincing arguments, its overall thesis of women’s liberation through the Qur’an and its argument that the Qur’an is in fact anti-patriarchal are well-p…
The Qur’an on Muslim Women’s Marriage to Non-Muslims
This article interrogates the claim that Islam prohibits Muslim women’s marriage to kitābīs (a derivative of the Qur’anic term ahl al-kitāb that is commonly used to refer to Christians and Jews), an argument that has practical and theological implications for Muslims today. By analysing the three Qur’anic verses on interreligious marriage (Q. 2:221, Q. 60:10, and Q: 5:5) and the ways they have been interpreted by several premodern and modern scho…
Uncommon Experiences
Since Spring 2022, Mercer University (Mercer) and Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco (AUI) have collaborated on the design and implementation of a program exploring inter-religious dialogue, particularly between Muslims and Christians, rooted in commonalities in religious texts and practices. Since Spring 2023, this program has been augmented through engagement with musical styles and performances facilitated by local Moroccan experts. Fur…
Philosophy (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Islamic Studies and History (5 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Islam (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Theology (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · History (3 works)