The illustrious women from the first generation by Imam adh-Dhahabi and Ibn Hajar al Asqalani
Reviewed by Muminah Khan Within contemporary discourse particularly across social media, Western news outlets, propagandistic sources, and far-right political rhetoric several narratives are propagated to incite fear and hostility towards Islam. One of the most persistent is the assertion that Muslim women are inherently oppressed, devoid of autonomy, and condemned to passive, meaningless lives, and…