Foreword
Introduction by Guity Nashat
Preface
Historical Background
Woman in Islamic Law, in the Koran, and in Tradition
Life in Family and Society
Women in Islamic History
Women in Islamic Culture
“In love there is sweetness and bitterness”
“My eyes shall gaze for ever only at your beauty”
On the Search for Identity
Selected Bibliography
Additional Bibliography
Recent Bibliography
About the Illustrations
Sources of Illustrations
Chronology of Islamic Dynasties