Maryam Jameelah
Maryam Jameelah (born on 23. May 1934 as Margret Marcus in New Rochelle , New York , died on 31 October 2012 in Lahore , Pakistan ) was an American-Pakistani author and personality of Islam.
Maryam Jameelah was born in New Rochelle, New York State in 1934 to a Jewish family. Her father was born in Germany. She completed her college education at New York University before graduation. She accepted Islam in 1961 and emigrated to Pakistan in 1962. She wrote on Islamic subjects and was the author of more than 30 books on the history and culture of Islam, including Islam and Orientalism .
See also
References and footnotes
literature
- Deborah Baker: The Convert: A Tale of Exile and Extremism. Saint Paul, Minn .: Graywolf, 2013. ISBN 9781555976279
- John L. Esposito & John Voll (Eds.): Makers of Contemporary Islam. 2001 ( book trade link )
Web links
- Interview - jews-for-allah.org
- "Feminism and Islam" analysis of Feminism from a traditional Islamic perspective, Maryam Jameelah , July 13, 2005
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| SURNAME | Jameelah, Maryam |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jameela, Mary; Jameela, Maryam; Marcus, Margaret (former name); Mārkūs, Mārgirit; Jamīlah, Maryam; Jamīla, Maryam; Ǧamīla, Maryam; Mārkus, Mārgrīṭ; Mārkūs, Mārġrīt |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American-Pakistani author and personality of Islam |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 23, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | new York |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 31, 2012 |
| Place of death | Lahore , Pakistan |