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Nadine Jolie Courtney. Nadine Jolie Courtney ( née Haobsh; Adyghe: Хьаобщ Надинэ-Джули, romanized: Hawobş Nadinə-Djuli; born August 23, 1980) is a Circassian American lifestyle writer, novelist, and former media personality. She is the author of the YA novel All-American Muslim Girl, Romancing the Throne, Beauty Confidential ...
Leila Ahmed ( Arabic: لیلى أحمد; born 29 May 1940) [ 1] is an Egyptian-American scholar of Islam. In 1992 she published her book Women and Gender in Islam, which is regarded as a pioneering historical analysis of the position of women in Arab Muslim societies. [ 2][ 3] She became the first professor of women's studies in religion at ...
All-American Muslim. All-American Muslim is an American reality television series that aired on TLC. The program followed the daily lives of five Lebanese-American Shia Muslim [1] families in Dearborn, Michigan, the largest Muslim community in the United States. [2] All-American Muslim premiered on November 13, 2011.
A bride signing the nikah nama ( marriage contract ). An Islamic marriage contract is considered an integral part of an Islamic marriage, and outlines the rights and responsibilities of the husband and wife or other parties involved in marriage proceedings under Sharia. Whether it is considered a formal, binding contract depends on the ...
Amani Al-Khatahtbeh ( Arabic: أماني الخطاطبة) is an American author, activist and tech entrepreneur. She is the founder of MuslimGirl.com, a blog for Muslim women. [ 1] In 2016, she was included in Forbes 30 Under 30 in Media for her work with MuslimGirl. [ 2] She was named one of the 25 most influential Muslim Americans by CNN. [ 3]
Nominated, National MS Society, Outstanding Work in Diversity. 2006. Asma Gull Hasan ( Urdu: أسماء گل حسن; born 1974) is an American writer. [1] Her work includes the book Red, White, and Muslim, a biographical view of growing up as an American Muslim. She is the daughter of Pakistani immigrants, born in Chicago, United States and ...
Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women (1994) is a non-fiction book by Australian journalist Geraldine Brooks, based on her experiences among Muslim women of the Middle East. It was an international bestseller, translated into 17 languages. The book deals with cultural and religious practices, describes positive as well as ...
Indeed, all four had been losing finalists for the Fiction award in their hardcover editions (two 1979, two 1981). ^ a b Lewis Thomas, The Lives of a Cell, won both the Arts and Letters and the Sciences awards in 1975. ^ a b John Clive, Thomas Babington Macaulay, won both the History and Biography awards in 1974.