Skeptics
Oct 13 2005, Bhawana Negi

Asma Barlas in her book “Believing Women in Islam” offers a comprehensive knowledge of the Quran. This book is an answer to the queries of skeptics, who argue that the Quran does not give women an egalitarian status, highlighting the fact that...

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