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Contents Note on Transliteration ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 1. A Woman-Led Friday Prayer: March 18, 2005 13 2. Women Leading Prayers: Tracing the Debate 36 3. Gender Justice and Qurʾanic Exegesis 56 4. History, Women’s Rights, and Islamic Law 77 5. Authority, Tradition, and Community 100 6. Space, Leadership, and Voice 124 7. Media, Representation(s), Politics 147 8. Memoirs, Narratives, and Marketing 171 9. Covers and Other Matters: Concluding Thoughts 193 Notes 209 Selected Bibliography 239 Index 261 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK ...

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