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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not the PP that OP is addressing, but I too own Dr. Ahmed's book, thanks to reading about it here a few weeks ago. It's not available as an ebook, but the paperback arrived within 2-3 days.

OP, I disagree with your characterization of this book. Dr. Ahmad's story is indeed nuanced: the point is, pre-Islamic Arabia is a patchwork, contrary to the earlier assertions from you and Muslima that Islam made things better for women in Arabia. I don't see why you quoted from Dr. Ahmed about the Abbassids, when we've focussed on the Quran (and not even Hadith) here.

I find objectionable your murky suggestions of evolution in Dr. Ahmed's conclusions, and your murky insinuation that Dr. Ahmed moved off the unflattering statements at the front of the book. She didn't. As an aside, I'm a researcher myself, and I agree with PP that authors' opinions don't "evolve" as they write. Please. An author who did that, who wrote a book that was internally inconsistent, would never get published. [/quote]

Post the paragraphs please that support your opinion.[/quote]
Why don't YOU post the paragraphs where Leila Ahmed says, "hey, earlier in the book I said X.  But now, I really think it is Y."  That's what evolution means. [/quote]

I will,  when I have the time. Right now my focus is primarily on helping the writers in their investigation and research. I think I have already shown that I own Leila Ahmed's book and I have published numerous paragraphs from her book that show her positive impression of Islam. Of course you are left wondering why she wrote something differently in the first two chapters, however, and I can understand your confusion. So why don't you order her book and read it yourself because no matter what I publish, I'm sure I will be accused of misrepresenting her opinion. Although, I do wonder how likely you will be to order a book written by an author who has a favorable impression of Islam the religion. Leila Ahmed does explain why her opinion evolves in the latter chapters. And my guess as to why the publisher chose to provide that specific paragraph on google preview is to persuade those who have a negative impression of Islam to buy her book. Her knowledge of history is amazing and she explains, in a beautiful reasonable way, why Islam is truly an egalitarian religion.[/quote]

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