▁studied ▁under ▁F az l ur ▁Rah man . ▁ ▁S onn ▁is ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁the ▁book ▁A ▁Br ief ▁History ▁of ▁Islam , ▁written ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁In ▁the ▁book , ▁she ▁arg ues ▁against ▁violence ▁and ▁inequality ▁for ▁women ▁under ▁Islam ic ▁law ; ▁and ▁comm ends ▁Mor oc co ' s ▁M ud aw ana ▁family ▁code ▁for ▁the ▁abol ishment ▁of ▁the ▁patri arch al ▁family ▁and ▁diction ▁respect ing ▁women . ▁ ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁Institute ▁of ▁Peace ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁Council ▁of ▁Lear ned ▁Soci eties ▁have ▁fund ed ▁her ▁work ▁through ▁gr ants . ▁She ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Council ▁for ▁the ▁Study ▁of ▁Islam ic ▁Soci eties , ▁previously ▁as ▁Vice ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Division ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Academy ▁of ▁Religion , ▁and ▁associate ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁Studies ▁Association ▁Bul letin , ▁Muslim ▁World ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁Journal ▁for ▁Islam ic ▁Social ▁Science . ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁▁ ▁Between ▁Q ur ' an ▁and ▁Crown : ▁The ▁Challenge ▁of ▁Political ▁Leg it im acy ▁in ▁the ▁Arab ▁World ▁( 1 9 9 0 ) ▁ ▁Inter pre ting ▁Islam : ▁Band ali ▁J aw zi ' s ▁Islam ic ▁Intel lect ual ▁History ( 1 9 9 6 ) ▁ ▁Islam ▁and ▁the ▁Question ▁of ▁Minor ities ▁( 1 9 9 6 ) ▁ ▁Compar ing ▁Relig ions ▁through ▁Law : ▁J uda ism ▁and ▁Islam ▁with ▁J . ▁Ne us