Sexuality, Gender & Islam-Bibliography

The following list provides some but not all the books/reports/papers that exist and may be relevant to Muslim lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender or those questioning their sexuality or gender identity.

Although the Safra Project will do it's best to ensure only recommendable and inclusive organisations, service providers and groups are mentioned on our website, we can not take responsibility for the services offered or advice given by the contacts on these pages.

BOOKS/REPORTS/PAPERS

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Among Women - Lesbians in the Ancient World.
Editors: Nanacy Sorkin Rabinowitz and Lisa Avanger. (University of Texas Press)

'Believing Women In Islam' - Unreading Patriarchal Interpretations of the Quran'.
By: Asma Barlas. University of Texas Press, (2002) (http://www.utexas.edu/utpress/books/barbel.html)

Faith and Freedom. Women’s Human Rights in the Muslim World
By: Mahnaz Afkhami (1995)

Feminism and Islam
Edited by M. Yamani (1996)

Feminism and Islamic Feminism The Limits of Postmodern Analysis
By: H. Moghissi (1999)

For Ourselves - Women reading the Quran
Published by Women Living Under Muslim Laws (1997)

Gender and Human Rights in Islam and International Law. Equal Before Allah, Unequal Before Man
By: Shaheen. Sardar. Ali (2000)

Gendering the Ungendered-in Women in Middle Eastern History
By: Paula Saunders. Nikki Keddie and Beth Baron (eds.) Yale University Press 1991 74-95

Hermeneutics and Honour: Negotiating Female “Public” Space in Islamic/ate Societies
Editor: Asma Afsaruddin (1999)

Historical development of the legal doctrine relative to the position of the hermaphrodite in the Islamic law
In: THE SEARCH, Journal for Arab and Islamic Studies, winter 1986, 128-170
By: Cilardo, Agostino

Human Rights in the Muslim World: Socio-political Conditions and Scriptural Imperatives
By: Abdullahi An-Na’im in volume 3 of Harvard Human Rights Journal (1990)

'Identifying Warning Signs of Fundamentalism(s). Attacks on the Human Rights of Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual People'
In: Warning Signs of Fundamentalisms
By: Anisa de Jong (November 2002) Link: http://www.whrnet.org/fundamentalisms/docs/doc-wsfmeeting-2002.html

Initial Findings 'Identifying the difficulties experienced by lesbian, bisexual & transgender Muslim women in accessing social & legal services'
Safra Project, 2002

Islam and Feminism: An Analysis of Political Strategies
By: H. Afshar in Feminism and Islam edited by M. Yamani (1996

Islam and Human Rights, Tradition and Politics
By: Elizabeth Mayer (1995)

Islam and Sexual Otherness
By: Farid Esack presented at Yoesuf Foundation Conference on Islam in the West and Homosexuality – Strategies for Action (2000

Islam en Homseksualiteit (in Dutch)
By Omar Nahas, Uitgeverij Bullaaq/Yoesuf Amsterdam/Utrecht, 2001

Islam, Homosexuality and Migration
By: Ghazala Anwar presented at Yoesuf Foundation Conference on Islam in the West and Homosexuality – Strategies for Action (2000)

Islamic Modernism: Its scope, Method And Alternatives
By: Fazlur Rahman in: The International Journal of Middle East Studies I, 1970, p. 317-333

Jerusalem Open House
An LGBT Center based in Jerusalem aiming to "advance the cause of social tolerance". Their work includes work with the LGBT Palestinian community and they have developed an Arabic website dealing with homosexuality and sexual orientation issues.
The link to the pages in Arabic is: http://www.alqaws.org/

Knowing Our Rights: Women, Family, Laws And Customs In The Muslim World available from WOMEN LIVING UNDER MUSLIM LAWS
http://wluml.org/english/pubsfulltxt.shtml?cmd[87]=i-87-2d8358982eb52d1f9632c876a370f7e7&cmd[190]=i-190-2d8358982eb52d1f9632c876a370f7e7

A Minority within A Minority: British Non-heterosexual Muslims (Report of Research Activities and Results)
By: Dr Andrew Yip (2003)
http://www.esrcsocietytoday.ac.uk/ESRCInfoCentre/Plain_English_Summaries/governance_and_citizenship/identity/index190.aspx

Mak Nyas (Male Transsexuals) in Malaysia: The Influence of Culture and Religion on their identity.
Teh, Y. K.(2001), IJT 5,3. http://www.symposion.com/ijt/ijtvo05no03_04.htm

Power and Sexuality in the Middle East
By: B. Dunne in the Middle East Report (Spring 1998)

Progressive Muslims: On Justice, Gender, and Pluralism".
By Omid Safi (Editor)
This book contains an essay written by Scott Siraj Haqq Kugle. Siraj who is a scholar of Islam and also a member of Al-Fatiha. (Oxford: Oneworld Publications, 2003) ISBN is 1-85168-316-X.

Queer Sexuality and Identity In The Qur'an and the Hadith
By Faris Malik (undated)
Link: http://www.well.com/user/aquarius/Qurannotes.htm
For a summary click here

Queering India
By Ruth Vanita. (Routledge), (2002).

Queering Religious Texts.pdf
By Andrew Yip

Qur'an and Woman-Rereading the Sacred Text from a Woman's Perspective
By Amina Wadud. (Oxford University Press, 1999). ISBN is 0-19-512836-2

Quran, Liberation and Pluralism: An Islamic perspective of Interreligious Solidarity against Oppression
By: Farid Esack (1997)

Readings from Literature & History: Same-sex love in India
Editor: Ruth Vanita & Saleem Kidwai
Interview with Ruth Vanita: http://www.egothemag.com/archives/2005/03/lovefriendshipd.htm

Religion and the Politics of Sexuality-Spiriutality.pdf
By Andrew Yip

Same-Sex Sexual Activity and Lesbian and Bisexual Women
By Kecia Ali (2002) for the Feminist Sexual Ethics Project
Link: http://www.brandeis.edu/projects/fse/Pages/femalehomosexuality.html
For a summary click here

Sex – The Awkward Gift from God
By: Farid Esack - Paper presented at 2nd International Muslim Leaders Consultation on HIV and Aids (2003)

Sex Longing and Not Belonging: A Gay Muslim's Quest for Love and Meaning
By Badruddin Khan, Floating Lotus

Sexuality, Diversity and Ethics in the Agenda of Progressive Muslims
By: Scott Siraj Al-Haqq Kugle in Progressive Muslims from One World Publication (2003)

Sexuality, Gender and Rights: Exploring Theory and Practice in South and South-East Asia
edited by Geetanjali Mishra, Radhika Chandiramani; Sage, New Delhi, 2005
Review at https://www.vedamsbooks.com/no42716.htm

Speaking in God’s Name-Islamic Law, Authority and Women
By: El Fadl, Khaled Abou (2001) Oneworld Publications

The story of Lut and the Quran’s perception of the morality of same-sex sexuality
By: Amreen Jamal in Journal of Homosexuality 41(1) (2001)

The Veil and the Male Elite: A Feminist Interpretation of Women’s Rights in Islam
By: Fatima Mernissi (1991)

Towards an Islamic Reformation: Civil Liberties, Human Rights, and International Law
By: Abdullahi An-Na’im (1996) Syracuse University Press

Vulnerabilities HIV and AIDS
By: Amina Wadud (2003) - Paper presented at 2nd International Muslim Leaders Consultation on HIV and Aids (2003)

WLUML Occasional Paper 11: Constructing The Notion Of Male Superiority Over Women In Islam:The Influence Of Sex And Gender Stereotyping In The Interpretation Of The Qur'an And The Implications For A Modernist Exegesis Of Rights: http://www.wluml.org/english/pubs/pdf/occpaper/OCP-11.pdf

Women & Citizenship in the Qur’an
By: B.F. Stowasser in: Women, the Family and Divorce Laws in Islamic History edited by: A. El Azhary Sonbol (1996)

Women and Sexuality in Muslim Socities
Editor: Pinar Ilkkaracan
To download or order a copy go to http://www.wwhr.org/

Women in Islamic Law
By: R. El Nimr in Feminism and Islam edited by M. Yamani (1996)

Women, Islam and Patriarchalism’
By: G. Karmi in Feminism and Islam edited by M. Yamani (1996)

Women In Middle Eastern History
Editors: Nikki Keddie and Beth Baron (1991) Yale University Press

Women’s Rebellion and The Islamic Memory
By: Fatima Mernissi (1996)

Women and Sexuality – Normative Islam versus Muslim Practice
By: Riffat Hassan - Paper presented at 2nd International Muslim Leaders Consultation on HIV and Aids (2003)

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