Dr. S Shaikh

Dr. Sa'diyya Shaikh

Selected Publications

Selected Publications

Islamic Studies, Feminist Theory

Working at the intersection of Islamic Studies and Gender Studies, Dr Shaikh has an interest in Sufism and its implications for Islamic feminism and feminist theory. Her book “Sufi Narratives of Intimacy: Ibn ʿArabī, Gender and Sexuality” is published by the University of North Carolina Press (2012). Her other areas of research cover issues of gender violence; feminist approaches to hadith and Quran; contraception and abortion; theoretical debates on Islam and feminism; Engaged Sufism and empirical research on South African Muslim women.

Dr. S Shaikh

Selected Publications

Dr. Sa'diyya Shaikh

Islamic Studies, Feminist Theory

Working at the intersection of Islamic Studies and Gender Studies, Dr Shaikh has an interest in Sufism and its implications for Islamic feminism and feminist theory. Her book “Sufi Narratives of Intimacy: Ibn ʿArabī, Gender and Sexuality” is published by the University of North Carolina Press (2012). Her other areas of research cover issues of gender violence; feminist approaches to hadith and Quran; contraception and abortion; theoretical debates on Islam and feminism; Engaged Sufism and empirical research on South African Muslim women.

Selected Publications

Shaikh, Sa’diyya. 2012. Sufi narratives of intimacy: Ibn ʿArabi, Gender and Sexuality. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press

Shaikh, S. , Hoel, N. and Kagee, A. 2011. “South African Muslim Women: Sexuality, Marriage and Reproductive Choices, Research Report” Journal for Islamic Studies 31: 96-124.

Shaikh, Sa’diyya. 2011. “Morality, Justice and Gender: Reading Muslim tradition on Reproductive Choices.” In African Sexualities: A Reader, ed. by Sylvia Tamale. Oxford: Pambazuka Press, 340-358.

Hoel, Nina, Shaikh, Sa’diyya and Kagee, Ashraf. 2011. “Muslim women's reflections on the acceptability of vaginal microbicidal products to prevent HIV infection.” Ethnicity & Health 16 ( 2): 89 – 106.

Shaikh, Sa’diyya. 2010 “Knowledge, Women, and Gender in the Hadith: A Feminist Interpretation” In The Hadith. 4 Vols. (Critical Concepts in Islamic Studies Series), ed. by Mustafa Shah. London: Routledge, Vol., IV, 252-261.

Shaikh, Sa'diyya. 2009. "In Search of Al-Insān: Sufism, Islamic Law and Gender." Journal of the American Academy of Religion 77 (4): 781-822.

Daniel C. Maguire and Sa’diyya Shaikh (eds). 2007. Violence Against Women in Contemporary World Religions: Roots and Cures. Cleveland, Ohio: The Pilgrim Press ISBN 978- 0-8298-1767-6

Shaikh, Sa'diyya. 2007. “A Tafsir of Praxis: Gender, Marital Violence, and Resistance in a South African Muslim Community”. In Violence Against Women in Contemporary World Religions: Roots and Cures, ed by Dan Maguire and Sa’diyya Shaikh. Ohio: The Pilgrim Press, 66-89.

Hoel, Nina and Shaikh, Sa'diyya. 2007. "Veiling, Secularism and Islamism: Gender Constructions in France and Iran". Journal for the Study of Religion, 20 (1):111-129

Shaikh, Sa’diyya and Kugle, Scott. 2006. “To Love Every Life as Your Own: An Introduction to Engaged Sufism”. Journal for Islamic Studies, 26: 1-11.

Shaikh, Sa’diyya. 2003. "Family Planning, Contraception and Abortion In Islam: Undertaking Khilafah: Moral Agency, Justice and Compassion". In Sacred Choices: The Case for Contraception and Abortion in World Religions, ed. by D. Maguire. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Shaikh, Sa’diyya. 2003. "Transforming Feminisms: Islam, Women and Gender Justice". In Progressive Muslims: On Justice, Gender and Pluralism, ed. by O. Safi. Oxford: Oneworld Publications, 147-162.

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Shaikh, Sa’diyya. 2012. Sufi narratives of intimacy: Ibn ʿArabi, Gender and Sexuality. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press

Shaikh, S. , Hoel, N. and Kagee, A. 2011. “South African Muslim Women: Sexuality, Marriage and Reproductive Choices, Research Report” Journal for Islamic Studies 31: 96-124.

Shaikh, Sa’diyya. 2011. “Morality, Justice and Gender: Reading Muslim tradition on Reproductive Choices.” In African Sexualities: A Reader, ed. by Sylvia Tamale. Oxford: Pambazuka Press, 340-358.

Hoel, Nina, Shaikh, Sa’diyya and Kagee, Ashraf. 2011. “Muslim women's reflections on the acceptability of vaginal microbicidal products to prevent HIV infection.” Ethnicity & Health 16 ( 2): 89 – 106.

Shaikh, Sa’diyya. 2010 “Knowledge, Women, and Gender in the Hadith: A Feminist Interpretation” In The Hadith. 4 Vols. (Critical Concepts in Islamic Studies Series), ed. by Mustafa Shah. London: Routledge, Vol., IV, 252-261.

Shaikh, Sa'diyya. 2009. "In Search of Al-Insān: Sufism, Islamic Law and Gender." Journal of the American Academy of Religion 77 (4): 781-822.

Daniel C. Maguire and Sa’diyya Shaikh (eds). 2007. Violence Against Women in Contemporary World Religions: Roots and Cures. Cleveland, Ohio: The Pilgrim Press ISBN 978- 0-8298-1767-6

Shaikh, Sa'diyya. 2007. “A Tafsir of Praxis: Gender, Marital Violence, and Resistance in a South African Muslim Community”. In Violence Against Women in Contemporary World Religions: Roots and Cures, ed by Dan Maguire and Sa’diyya Shaikh. Ohio: The Pilgrim Press, 66-89.

Hoel, Nina and Shaikh, Sa'diyya. 2007. "Veiling, Secularism and Islamism: Gender Constructions in France and Iran". Journal for the Study of Religion, 20 (1):111-129

Shaikh, Sa’diyya and Kugle, Scott. 2006. “To Love Every Life as Your Own: An Introduction to Engaged Sufism”. Journal for Islamic Studies, 26: 1-11.

Shaikh, Sa’diyya. 2003. "Family Planning, Contraception and Abortion In Islam: Undertaking Khilafah: Moral Agency, Justice and Compassion". In Sacred Choices: The Case for Contraception and Abortion in World Religions, ed. by D. Maguire. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Shaikh, Sa’diyya. 2003. "Transforming Feminisms: Islam, Women and Gender Justice". In Progressive Muslims: On Justice, Gender and Pluralism, ed. by O. Safi. Oxford: Oneworld Publications, 147-162.