On the limitations of fiqh and of male-only authority of jurists in medical ethics of reproductive health

“Authority and Epistemology in Islamic Medical Ethics of Women’s Reproductive Health”Journal of Religious Ethics. 49: 2, 249-269, 2021. DOI

On the limitations of fiqh and of male-only authority of jurists in medical ethics of reproductive health

“Authority and Epistemology in Islamic Medical Ethics of Women’s Reproductive Health” Journal of Religious Ethics. 49: 2, 249-269, 2021. DOI

Methods of analyzing masculinity in premodern Islamic texts:

“De-Universalizing Male Normativity: Feminist Methodologies for Studying Masculinity in Premodern Islamic Ethics Texts” Journal of Islamic Ethics. 4 (2020) 66-97. doi:10.1163/24685542-12340044

How the enterprise of Islamic Ethics inculcates gender from infancy:

“Rearing Gendered Souls: Childhood and the Making of Muslim Manhood in Pre-Modern Islamic Ethics.” Journal of the American Academy of Religion. December 2019, Vol. 87, No. 4, pp. 1178–1208 doi:10.1093/jaarel/lfz072

Shifting theories, methods, and humanities engagement in Islamic Studies:

“Shifting Boundaries: The Study of Islam in the Humanities” Muslim World, with Ilyse Morgenstein Fuerst. Vol. 106, Special Issue, October, 2016,; 643-654.

Muslim women’s experiences in divorce in the United States:

“Negotiating Justice: American Muslim Women Navigating Islamic Divorce and Civil Law.” Journal for Islamic Studies. Vol. 30, 2010. 78-102.

Legal concerns of Muslim couples divorcing in civil courts:

“Specific Issues in Muslim Divorce.” The Family Law Review: Family Law Section. State Bar of Georgia, December 2006. 1-5.

Ritual-dependent and scriptural-dependent approaches to Muslim medical ethics decisions:

“Theory and Praxis of Muslim Biomedical Ethics in Neonatal Care”
Religion and Ethics in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Ronald Green and George Little Eds., Oxford University Press. August 2019.

An overview of Muslim women’s ritual practices and feminist/womanist approaches to devotion:

“Muslim Women and the Devotional Life”
The Oxford Handbook of Islam and Women. Asma Afsaruddin, Ed., Oxford University Press.
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An overview of concepts of gender in Islamic ethics discourses and feminist approaches:

“Islamic Gender Ethics: Traditional Discourses, Critiques, and New Frameworks of Inclusivity.” The Routledge Handbook of Islam and Gender.Justine Howe, Ed., Routledge. 2020.

The distinction between women’s “leadership” and women’s “religious authority” in contemporary Muslim discourses:

“Owning Term of Leadership and Authority: Toward a Gender Inclusive Framework of American Muslim Religious Authority”
Jihad for Justice: Honoring Work and Life of Amina Wadud.
Laury Silvers, Kecia Ali, and Juliane Hammer, Eds., 2012.

For over ten years, I was a contributor and editor at Azizah Magazine, a pioneering, print magazine by and for American Muslim women, founded by the late Tayyibah Taylor. I also served as the last editor in chief of the magazine after Tayyibah’s sudden passing. Azizah was the only magazine of its kind: a high quality, glossy, lifestyle magazine aimed at the “thinking Muslim woman,” containing articles on feminist/womanist readings of Islamic sources; controversial or difficult topics pertaining to Muslim women or the American Muslim community; book reviews; features on accomplished Muslim women; as well as lighter fare such as features of Muslim women interior and fashion designers. At the time of its founding, print media almost never represented Muslim women in a positive way, let alone in an empowering light. My experience in writing and editing for Azizah is what taught me how to produce public-facing scholarship on religion.
At its height, the magazine’s readership was 60 thousand and its reach was 80 thousand. Sadly, the magazine’s owners could no longer financially sustain operations, but Azizah Magazine has left incomparable mark on women’s and American Muslim media. Numerous scholars of American Islam have written about or cited Azizah Magazine and its founder. Here is a selection of the many articles I wrote for Azizah and images of front and back covers of some issues.

“Review of Kecia Ali’s The Lives of Muhammad,” Vol. 8, Issue 3

“Khadija bint Khuwaylid: A Saintly Woman for Our Times,” Vol. 7, Issue 1, 2012

“Review of Esack and Chiddy’s Islam and AIDS: Between Scorn, Pity and Justice” Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2011

“No More Crooked Ribs: Use of Israiliyyat in Tafsir on Human Creation,” Vol. 6. Issue 1, 2010 

“Review of Women Embracing Islam: Gender and Conversion in the West,” Vol. 5, Issue 4, 2009

“Review of Barazangi’s Woman’s Identity and The Qur’an: A New Reading,” Vol. 4, Issue 4, 2007

“Facing Divorce in the Social Arena,” Vol. 4, Issue 4, pgs., 58-62, 2006