What did you know about Islam before reading these stories?

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1. What did you know about Islam before reading these stories? How is it similar or different to your own faith tradition? Do you have any personal experiences of Islam or Muslim friends or family members?

2. Consider our discussions about Intersectionality. Where and how do religion and gender intersect for these women? How might this be different if they were Christians in the US?

3. Which story did you most identify with? Which was most foreign?

4. What is the benefit of learning about Islam from women who practice it?

Reading Response Parameters

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2. Times New Roman 12 point; double-spaced
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1. 4 full page minimum
2. Submitted as a Word document

Avoid:

1. Simply restating the author’s ideas.
2. Relying on lengthy quotations (3+ lines), especially if it lacks follow-up analysis
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Works Cited

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