Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-107) and index.

Women in Islam : an overview / Priscilla Offenhauer -- Muslim women should not be stereotyped / Mona Eltahawy -- Muslim women need their rights to be recognized / Katha Pollitt -- Western women in Muslim lands lose their rights / Judy Bachrach -- Islam favors women / Syafa Almirzanah -- The Islamic legal code harms women / M.A. Khan -- The Quoran protects women's rights / Khalida Tanvir Syed -- Many Muslim girls endure female circumcision / Thomas von der Osten-Sacken and Thomas Uwer -- Muslims must reject violence against women / Mohamed Hagmagid Ali -- Muslim women are the victims of honor killings / Tarek Fatah -- Muslim women's religious dress should be banned in public / Saira Khan -- A ban on Muslim women's religious dress is discriminatory / Human Rights Watch -- Muslim women's religious dress is a symbol of liberation, not oppression / Warina Sushil A. Jukuy.