Pres. Obama gave a shout out to Naif al-Mutawa, creator of the comic book series The 99, during the Entrepreneurship Summit this week. It’s a great series, and Naif is a great guy. If you haven’t seen the comics yet, you must read them.
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Reading List: Women
Islam, Gender and Social Change Women and Gender is Islam Islam and Gender The Tao of Islam Windows of Faith “Believing Women” in Islam Qur’an and Women My Soul is a Woman Women in the Medieval Islamic World Women of Sufism The Scimitar and the Veil Daughters of Abraham Western Representations of the Muslim Woman Video: Adventure Divas: Iran: Behind Closed Cha-dors (PBS link)
Willow Wilson on NPR
Willow Wilson, American Muslim comics shaykha gives an interview on KUOW on her new series AIR. It’s a good interview that talks about flying while Muslim and the inspiration for her work.
A Good Essay
Unfortunately, the monography Islamic History as Global History by Richard Eaton seems to be out of print. However, if you can get a used copy, I highly recommend it a good, short (46 pages) introduction to Islamic civilizations as part of global historical processes. While not a true introduction to Islam, it is not meant for a specialized reading audience either. Two passages that leapt out at me are below. Thanks to miamvi for the introduction.