The World Of Muslim Women

Currently out of stock. Due 6/4/08.

by Dr. Phil and Julie Parshall

We must be global Christians with a global vision because our God is a global God. ---John Stott

Allah permits you to shut them (women) in separate rooms and to beat them, but not severely. If they abstain, they have the right to food and clothing. Treat women well for they are like domestic animals and they possess nothing themselves. Allah has made the enjoyment of their bodies lawful in his Qur'an. ---Tabari IX:113

Secluded from the eyes of anyone but family members, Muslim women live under a system of tradition, rites, and rituals that favor men above women. A man loves first his son, then his camel, and then his wife, says an Arab proverb.

Phil and Julie Parshall understand the issues, heartaches and dangers facing Muslim women today, having lived among them for more than four decades. They bring a sensitive perspective to this thoughtful, yet sobering book that examines the controversy of female circumcision and proof of virginity, the heartache of arranged marriages, divorce, polygamy, and the status of women living in a male dominated world. This book will not provide you with easy answers but will prompt you to begin praying for these daughters of Ishmael, and give you sensitive awareness to life behind the veil.

Paperback. 304 pages. (5-1/2" x 8-1/2")