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Title: Women in Islam
Review: This book is an excellent source for learning about the role of women in Islam. Ms. Brooks combines research, anecdote, and experience to explain the complicated story. It was fascinating to read actual parts of the Koran which held that women were to be treated fairly and kindly; in fact the Koran deemed that women were to be allowed to run businesses, own land etc. To see how that has been thwarted in much of the world was just heart-wrenching. But Ms. Brooks goes way beyond the "to veil or not to veil" question; she gives a dramatic glimpse into health care, athletics, marriage, and war from a woman's perspective. I recommend this book to anyone wanting to learn about a complicated issue.
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