![]() ![]() The author highlighted the example of raping: if a girl was raped and had disability, she would be punished. The new military government established Islamic laws in Pakistan that changed affected aspects’ of women’s lives. ![]() Asma Barlas then pointed out the “Islamisation of the society” after the military coup led by Zia al-Haq in July 5, 1977. ![]() Around the age of 15 she started to read an English translation of the Quran through two translated versions of the Quran that were present in her father’s library. For years the author learned to read the Quran without understanding it. Local teachers, who did not know Arabic, taught Asma Barlas and her siblings the Quran in that language. Around her age of 10 her father decided to give a Muslim education to his children. The author pointed out that was due to British colonisation. In school, she did not learn about the local history and cultures. At home, she talked English with her family who was Muslim but did not speak Arabic or read the Quran. The author’s background started in Pakistan. It was first published in the US back in 2002. This new edition includes two new chapters as well as a new preface. On 3 July 2019, Caabu hosted the book launch of Asma Barlas’s book: Believing Women in Islam: Unreading Patriarchal Interpretations of the Qur'an, published by Saqi books. ![]()
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