CONTENTS: Foreword, Acknowledgements, List of Contributors, Reflections, Introduction, 1. Religion, Feminist Politics and Muslim Women's Rights in India (Keynote)-Zoya Hasan, 2. Fatwa in Bangladesh-Nazmunnessa Mahtab, 3. Muslim Women and Modernity: A Case Study of Educational and Social Status of Muslim Women in India (A Case of Punjab-1857-1947 AD)-Mohammad Idris, 4. Reproductive Health of Muslim Women in Nepal (A Case Study of Maleth VDC, Saptari)-Seema Khan, 5. Gender Issues in Muslim Countries in the Indian Subcontinent-Riaz Hassan, 6. Socio-Economic Conditions of Muslim Women in Sri Lanka-Mareena Thaha Reffai, 7. Women Struggling with Tradition and Modernity in Iran-Mahdi Aslezaeem, 8. Margins within Margins: Gender and the Dynamics of Social Exclusion and Inclusion in the Medieval Indian Subcontinent-Sanjay Subodh and Farida Siddiqui, 9. Gender Inequality among Indian Muslims-Abdul Waheed, 10. Mapping Marginalization: The Spatial Challenges Faced by Muslim Women-Arvinder Ansari, 11. Socio-economic Exclusion of Muslim Women in Indian Subcontinent and need to Reinterpret Women's Rights in Islam-Maqbool Ahmed Siraj, 12. Women's Role and Participation in the Political Process in Bangladesh-Mohammed Afroz, 13. Gender, Piety & Moharram-Arman Hasan and Palak Jain, 14. Women's Quiet Revolution in Pakistan-Shahid Javed Burki, 15. Women in Islam:P An Analysis between Advocacy of Qur'an and Misinterpretation in Indian Sub-Continent-Sabiha Yeasmin Rosy, 16. Muslim Women, SHGs and Empowerment in India-Mohammad Shahid Raza, 17. Understanding the Status of Muslim Women in Nepal and their Political Assertion-Indra Adhikari and Uddhab Pyakurel, 18. Need for 'Inclusivity' in Women's Development-Maria Lizbeth Antony, 19. It is not easy to be a Single Mother: A Sociological Study of Muslim Single Mothers-Azra Abidi and Fiza Rizvi, 20. Breaking Barriers: Islamic Microfinance and Socio-economic Inclusion of Marginalised Muslim Women in India (A Case of Hyderabad)-Farida Siddiqui, Index.