Emergence and Expansion of Female Islamic Movements: Evidence from Pakistan, Nigeria and Syria

Female piety movements in Muslim societies have recently drawn increasing scholarly interest. A number of key works have been already published as a consequence of this interest on the subject. Dr Masooda Bano’s book “Women, Leadership and Mosques: Changes in Contemporary Islamic Authority” which was co-edited with Hilary Kalmbach (University of Sussex) is among the important contributions to the field. This was the topic around which Dr Bano’s third talk at Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies was centred. Her presentation had a particular reference to the field works she did on female Islamic education movements in Pakistan, Nigeria (Kano State) and Syria for her upcoming book project.