READINGS and VIDEOS:

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SCIENCE and ISLAM:

• "Where science and religion meet, from an Islamic perspective," by Colleen Walsh, The Harvard Gazette

• Islam and Evolution Al-Ghazālī and the Modern Evolutionary Paradigm, By Shoaib Ahmed Malik, 2021.

• Evolution in Islam - a summary for atheists

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WOMEN, GENDER, and SEXUALITY IN ISLAM

• Resources on Women in Islam

• "Inside the Gender Jihad: Women's Reform in Islam," by Amina Wadud

• The Veil And The Male Elite by By Fatima Mernissi A Feminist Interpretation Of Women's Rights In Islam

• Women and Gender in Islam: Historical Roots of a Modern Debate Audible Audiobook – Unabridged by Leila Ahmed:

• "Qur'an and Women: Rereading the Sacred Text from a Woman's Perspective," by Amina Wadud.

• "Women and Gender in Islam: Historical Roots of a Modern Debate," by Leila Ahmad.

• “Believing Women” in Islam: Unreading Patriarchal Interpretations of the Qur’an," by Asma Barlas

• "Women in the Mosque: Historical Perspectives on Segregation," by Nevin Reda

• "Sexual and Gender Diversity in the Muslim World: History, Law and Vernacular Knowledge," by Vanya Hamzic

• "Gendered Morality: Classical Islamic Ethics of the Self, Family, and Society," by Zahra Ayubi

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GENERAL:

• No God but God, by Reza Aslan

• Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time, by Karen Armstrong

• Secrets of Divine Love, by A. Helwa

• The Humanity of Muhammad, A Christian View, by Craig Coinsidine

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VIDEOS:

• Talk with Dr. Leila Ahmed on her book "Women and Gender in Islam: Historical Roots of a Modern Debate" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y932mE9F4IA

• Talk with Amina Wadud on her book "Inside the Gender Jihad: Women’s Reform in Islam as well as Qur’an and Woman: Rereading the Sacred Text from a Woman’s Perspective.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLwZ09ubGp8

• "Science and Islam," by Bruno Abd-al-Haqq Guiderdoni, delivered as part of the James Gregory public lectures on science and religion at the University of St Andrews, 2008

• "Paul Tillich Lecture: The Open Universe and the Sacred" by Stuart A. Kauffman, Visiting Professor of Science and Religion at HDS, whose primary work has been as a theoretical biologist studying the origin of life and molecular organization, delivered the Paul Tillich Lecture on May 4, 2009, in the Memorial Church at Harvard.

• Islam & the Theory/Fact of Evolution – Sh. Dr. Usama Hasan

• Islam and Evolution: A Conversation with Shoaib Ahmed Malik: Dr Shoaib Ahmed Malik discusses his recent book, 'Islam and Evolution: Al-Ghazali and the Modern Evolutionary Paradigm'.

• Islam, the RELIGION OF LOVE?: Love Talk and the Golden Rule by by Dr. Javad T. Hashmi:

• Let's Talk Religion: Informational YouTube Channel on Islam and other religions:

• On The Origins of Jihad, by Dr. Javad T. Hashmi

• Science, the Universe, and Supernatural Beings in the Qur’an

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