Forgotten Queens Of Islam _ Fatima Mernissi

Forgotten Queens Of Islam

Fatima Mernissi

Univ Of Minnesota Press (1997)

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Pages 236

Introduction: Was Benazir Bhutto the First? 1

PART I Queens and Courtesans

1 How Does One Say 'Queen' in Islam? 9

2 The Caliph and the Queen 26

3 The jawari or Revolution in the Harem 37

4 Khayzuran: Courtesan or Head of State? 51

PART II Sovereignty in Islam

5 The Criteria of Sovereignty in Islam 71

6 Fifteen Queens 88

PART III  The Arab Queens

7 The Shi'ite Dynasty of Yemen 115

8 The Little Queens of Sheba 139

9 The Lady of Cairo 159

Conclusion: The Medina Democracy 179

Notes 190

Index 220