Living Islam Out Loud

by Abdul-Ghafur, Saleemah

• ISBN13: 9780807083833
• ISBN10: 0807083836
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2005-08-15
• Publisher: Beacon Press

Summary

Living Islam Out Loud presents the first true generation of American Muslim women who have always identified as both American and Muslim. Without previous examples of how to be American Muslim women, these pioneers have had to forge new identities for themselves and for future generations. Writing from diverse experiences and perspectives, the contributors include Sarah El-Tantawi, who has spoken on Muslim issues on Politically Incorrect and Hardball, and Asra Nomani, a former reporter for the Wall Street Journal. These voices, among others, speak out about the hijab (a traditional headscarf), relationships, sex and sexuality, activism, spirituality, and more.

Author Biography

Saleemah Abdul-Ghafur was chief executive of Azizah, a magazine for Muslim women. In 2004, she was an integral part of a national movement to give women space and voice in American mosques, and in 2005 she co-organized the historic woman-led prayer in New York City. A frequent presenter on Islam and women, Abdul-Ghafur lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

Table of Contents

Saleemah's story	p. 7
Crossroads	p. 17
How I met God	p. 19
To be young, gifted, black, American, Muslim, and woman	p. 36
Love	p. 51
Remembering love	p. 53
My own worst enemy	p. 55
Marrying a believer	p. 67
Finding home	p. 72
Fumbling toward ecstasy	p. 75
On the edge of belonging	p. 86
The strongest of faith	p. 95
A day in the life	p. 97
Hijra from Harlem	p. 116
The Muslim in the mirror	p. 130
Being the leader I want to see in the world	p. 139
An Islamic bill of rights for women in mosques	p. 153
An Islamic bill of rights for women in the bedroom	p. 155
Soul journeys	p. 157
A meditation on the clearing	p. 159
A siren song	p. 174
Blessed divine woman	p. 181
My son the mystic	p. 184
My sister's prayer	p. 199
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