C. S’thembile West is retired professor emerita at Western Illinois University.

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter One: Context for Women in the NationChapter Two: Perceptions, Rules and Practices Among Nation WomenChapter Three: Muslim Girls Training: Nation Women, Marriage and FamilyChapter Four: Nation Women, Children and EducationChapter Five: Nation Ideological Formations and WomenChapter Six: A Shared Continuum of Black Women’s Community ActivismChapter Seven: Nation Women and Politics of ProtectionAppendixBibliographyAbout the Author

"Nation Women Negotiating Islam" is a powerful and necessary addition to the literature on Muslim women, and I highly recommend it to NOI women and girls, scholars, students, and general readers alike.

C. S’thembile West is retired professor emerita at Western Illinois University.

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter One: Context for Women in the NationChapter Two: Perceptions, Rules and Practices Among Nation WomenChapter Three: Muslim Girls Training: Nation Women, Marriage and FamilyChapter Four: Nation Women, Children and EducationChapter Five: Nation Ideological Formations and WomenChapter Six: A Shared Continuum of Black Women’s Community ActivismChapter Seven: Nation Women and Politics of ProtectionAppendixBibliographyAbout the Author

"Nation Women Negotiating Islam" is a powerful and necessary addition to the literature on Muslim women, and I highly recommend it to NOI women and girls, scholars, students, and general readers alike.

C. S’thembile West is retired professor emerita at Western Illinois University.

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter One: Context for Women in the NationChapter Two: Perceptions, Rules and Practices Among Nation WomenChapter Three: Muslim Girls Training: Nation Women, Marriage and FamilyChapter Four: Nation Women, Children and EducationChapter Five: Nation Ideological Formations and WomenChapter Six: A Shared Continuum of Black Women’s Community ActivismChapter Seven: Nation Women and Politics of ProtectionAppendixBibliographyAbout the Author

"Nation Women Negotiating Islam" is a powerful and necessary addition to the literature on Muslim women, and I highly recommend it to NOI women and girls, scholars, students, and general readers alike.