Contents: Vol. 1: Muslim Women and Development: Preface. 1. Muslim women and development. 2. Islam and women. 3. Muslim women and Panchayati Raj. 4. Muslim poetesses. 5. Muslim women and education. 6. Purdah and Muslim women. 7. The status of women in Islam. 8. Family and Arab women. 9. The making of a Muslim lady. 10. The attitude of Islamic fundamentalism towards the question of women in Islam. 11. Muslims, the first feminists. 12. Sexuality in Islam. 13. Women in Bangladesh and development. 14. Muslim women in present-day Europe. 15. Religion and development of Muslim women. Bibliography. Index.

Vol. 2: Muslim Women and Society: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Muslim women in India. 3. Polygamy and harem life. 4. Toilet and ornaments. 5. Food and dress. 6. Muslim women-artistic activities. 7. Muslim women and self–reliance. 8. Women in Muslim society. 9. The silent sufferer. 10. Women and Muslim world. 11. Status of women in Pakistan. 12. Muslim women in Bangladesh. 13. Muslim women-a comparative study. Bibliography. Index.

Vol. 3: Muslim Women and Law: Preface. 1. Muslim personal law. 2. The Shah Bano case. 3. Women’s rights in Islam. 4. Right of divorce. 5. Judicial divorce. 6. Equality, not uniformity. 7. The dignity and the rights of human beings. 8. Inheritance. 9. Marriage in Islam. 10. Polygamy and polyandry. 11. Legal status of Arab women. 12. Parentage and legitimacy. 13. Guardianship. 14. Muslim women and law. 15. The family rights. Bibliography. Index.

Vol. 4: Muslim Women from Tradition to Modernity: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Muslim women in medieval India. 3. Status of women in Mughal India. 4. Polygyny. 5. Is man polygynous? 6. Algerian women tradition and modernism. 7. Dower and maintenance. 8. Islam and modernity. 9. Islam and human rights for women. Bibliography. Index.

Vol. 5: Muslim Women in Global Perspectives: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Women and men are they different. 3. Women and Pre-Islamic Arabia. 4. Turkish women. 5. Muslim women and politics. 6. Muslim women and position of Islam. 7. Palestinian women. 8. Muslim women and freedom. 9. The Bonerate culture. 10. Economic and occupational background. 11. Muslim women and male Chauvinism. 12. Muslim women in Malaysia. 13. Muslim women, science and modern age. 14. Muslim women in Yugoslavia. Bibliography. Index.

"Muslim women remain largely backward and deprived. They continue to be uneducated, resourceless and victimised inspite of reformative attitude of Islamic movement.

"The complexities of the issues involved in the status of Muslim women require multi dimensional study and action i.e., psychological, social, political, economic, educational, for shaping particular mindsets.

"Over the years, several scholars have produced a number of useful works. Aim of this compilation is to provide to the readers a cross section of views express on the subject and to place them thematically in proper prospective. This should enable the readers to formulate their views on the subject. There is no doubt that status of Muslim women is far from satisfactory and needs to be improved." (jacket)