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THE SCIMITAR AND THE VEIL
Extraordinary Women of Islam
By Jennifer Heath
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BOOK LAUNCH
Tuesday, June 8, 2004, 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Auburn Seminary
3041 Broadway, NYC, at West 121 Street
(take the 1/9 train to West 116 Street, then walk north five blocks)
Admission: Free
Jennifer Heath will give a reading from her book, accompanied by an exquisite visual presentation on the women of Islam, celebrating their contributions, challenges and accomplishments.
All thoughts, opinions and ideas are welcome!
You've heard all about the "trouble with Islam," now come bask in its feminine glory! Meet the queens, saints and warriors whose courage, insights and influence have enriched the legacy of Islamic history, from the first wife of the Prophet Muhammad to Muslim women of today.
Based on sources ranging from Swahili lore to Persian pageant plays to Muslim feminist writings to the explorations of Western scholars of Islam, The Scimitar and the Veil is written in a poetic, sometimes humorous, energetic and contemporary style that will appeal to a broad range of readers.
"What better way to silence the uninformed cries against Islam than to let the bold and sparkling lives of powerful Muslim women speak for themselves." - Daisy Khan, ASMA Society
"If you want to better understand the lives of Muslim women in all their incredible complexity and diversity, read this book." - Alex Kronemer, producer of the PBS documentary Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet
Jennifer Heath is the author of The Echoing Green: The Garden in Myth and Memory (Penguin, 2000), On The Edge of Dream: The Women of Celtic Myth and Legend (Penguin 1998), Black Velvet: The Art We Love to Hate (Pomegranate 1994) and A House White With Sorrow: A Ballad for Afghanistan, a novel published by Rodent Press in 1996 and reissued as an illustrated "novel in newspaper form" by Baksun Books in 2002. She is an activist for social justice and an award-winning arts journalist.
Sponsored by ASMA SOCIETY
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