Includes index.

Tashri' (process of law making) in Islam -- Women under the authority of Islam -- Qur'an, male ego and wife-beating -- Muslim women the veil and the Qur'an -- Is woman a half witness according to the Quran [sic]? -- Islam and polygamy -- Divorce in the Qur'an and the Shari'ah -- Islam and family planning -- Muslim personal law reform in Jordan -- Islam and liberal reforms in Egypt -- Rabi'a Basri: A mystic woman par excellence -- Maulana 'Umar Ahmad 'Usmani and women's rights -- Maulvi Mumtaz Ali Khan : an advocate of women's rights in Islam -- Sir Syed and the concept of women's rights -- Muslim family law : some misunderstood aspects explained -- What was the role of Muslim women outside home in early Islam? -- Islam and gender equality -- Western feminism or rights of women in Islam -- After abolition of Triple Talaq : what next?