Description: Kecia Ali is Professor of Religion at Boston University. She has published numerous books and articles on Islam, sexuality, law, and popular fiction. She is a Professor of Religious Studies at Boston University.
Kecia Ali is Professor of Religion at Boston University. Her work focuses on Islam, gender, and ethics. She has published numerous books and articles on Islam, sexuality, law, and popular fiction.
Tying the Knot is an inclusive open access guide for American Muslims who reject strictly hierarchical and strongly gendered rules for weddings, marriage, and family life. Spanning the gamut from weddings to widowhood, contributors center women’s well-being. American Muslim contributors draw on academic expertise and experience in diverse communities and organizations to consider marriage as a complicated and fraught as well as exciting and joyful life transition. Download the Full PDF .
Half of Faith is an open access e-book bringing together previously published and newly written materials on Muslim marriage and divorce in twenty-first century America. Contributors engage marriage contracts, wedding customs, dower norms, divorce practices, and experiences of polygyny, illuminating aspects of—and disagreements within—American Muslim life and thought. Contributors: Aminah Beverly Al-Deen, Kecia Ali (editor), Zahra Ayubi, Juliane Hammer, Debra Majeed, and Asifa Quraishi-Landes. Download the