Juliane Hammer

Books/Magazines

Book Review: More Than a Prayer


Posted by Krista Riley on 20 Jun 2012 / 0 Comments


The title of Juliane Hammer’s new book American Muslim Women, Religious Authority, and Activism: More Than a Prayer, refers to the much-publicised Friday prayer led by Amina Wadud in March 2005. As Hammer explains in the introduction to her book, “The 2005 prayer, itself part of a larger trajectory of events, debates, and developments, focused […]

Read more →
Books/Magazines

Getting to Know Amina Wadud: Review of A Jihad for Justice


Posted by eren on 24 Apr 2012 / 0 Comments


A couple of weeks ago Kecia Ali, Juliane Hammer, and Laury Silvers presented the e-book A Jihad for Justice: Honoring the Work and Life of Amina Wadud (the link takes you to a full PDF of the book). The e-book is meant to be a Festschrift, a German word for “a collection of academic essays […]

Read more →