Standing Alone in Mecca: An American Woman's Struggle for the Soul of Islam
by Asra Nomani
Book Summary Information
Author: Asra NomaniEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-02-15
ISBN: 0060571446
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: HarperOne
Book Reviews of Standing Alone in Mecca: An American Woman's Struggle for the Soul of Islam
Book Review: Right on...Asra
Summary: 4 Stars
Going through the book was as if I am reading my own mind. When I came to America, I thought the American muslims are much more progressive than where I was raised in Indonesia. Although Indonesia is more pluralistic than any other Islamic countries, there are still pockets of muslims that put some kind of restrictions on women, though not too severe. Indonesian muslims are very free to interact with each other, men and women, moslems and non moslems.
I can really relate to Asra's way of thinking. I would however not call ourselves as moderate moslems, rather, re-newed moslems since we believe in the real teachings of the Quran. In as much as Asra's role as a ginele non-wed mother, there should be some statement that single women should not just have children for the sake of having children. Other considerations should also be thought of, how the children will be brought up -- education-wise, economic-wise and not fall into the widespread idea of having children to collect welfare as we see in our society. When I was much younger, I was planning to have a child of my own (without a husband), a thought that will shutter the moslem world. Unlike Asra, I finally conceived a child after I got married to a non-moslem, but very knowledgable and open minded about Islam.
I have stopped going to the mosque here for the very same reasons of treating women as a 3-rd class citizen, and I reject that idea!! Quran does not teach that, and I have become a lone moslem in following the quranic teaching.
Right on, Asra..... we need to re-new our beloved faith, Islam and let the world know the real mccoy.
Rosita Sipirok-Siregar
Honolulu, Hawaii
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