Dr Terence Lovat is Emeritus Professor at The University of Newcastle, Australia.  He has been chief investigator of a number of Australian Government funded projects concerned with aspects of Islam and has written extensively in the area.  In 2004, he was presented with an award by the Sydney-based Muslim association, Affinity Intercultural Dialogue, for academic work that promoted understanding of Islam.

• CHAPTER 1: The ‘Women’s Movement’ in Modern Islam: Reflections on the Revival of Islam’s Oldest Issue,Terence Lovat.- CHAPTER 2: Reconciling Traditional Islamic Methods with Liberal Feminism: Reflections from Tunisia by Mohamed Talbi, Kelly al-Dakkak .- CHAPTER 3: Young Muslim Women and the Islamic Family: Reflections on Conflicting Ideals in Bangladeshi Interfaith settings, Santi Rozario & Geoffrey Samuel.- CHAPTER 4: Women and Human Development in the Muslim World: Reflections on Islamic and UNDP Approaches, Muhammad Ahsan .- CHAPTER 5: Being Muslim in the Neoliberal West: Reflections on an Ethnographic Study of Muslim Women in Australia,Belinda Green.- CHAPTER 6: Youth Identity Formation in the Presence of the ‘Other’: Reflections on being Young and Muslim in an Interfaith Setting, Mehmet Ozalp & Kulsoom Siddiqui.- CHAPTER 7: Social Inclusion in the Context of Foreign Policy Debates: Reflections on Jihad, Human Rights and Gender Equality in Islam, Halim Rane.- CHAPTER 8: The Contribution of Muslim Women in the Flourishing of Modern Society: Reflections on Refugee Transition from East to West, Ibtihal Samarayi.- CHAPTER 9: Islamic Legal Maxims for Attainment of Maqasid-al-Shari’ah in Criminal Law: Reflections on the Implications for Muslim Women in the Tension between Shari’ah and Western Law, Luqman Zakariyah.- CHAPTER 10: The Way Forward for Muslim Women: Reflections on Australia’s Social Inclusion Agenda,Mohamad Abdalla.- CHAPTER 11: Muslim Women in Higher Education: Reflections on Literacy and Modernization in Israel, Zehavit Gross.- CHAPTER 12: Hagar/Hajar, Muslim Women and Islam: Reflections on the Historical and Theological Ramifications of the Story of Ishmael’s Mother, Robert Crotty.- CHAPTER 13: Muslim Women Academics in Higher Education: Reflections from South Africa, Doria Daniels & Nazreen Dasoo.- CHAPTER 14: Muslim Women, Peer Relationships and Educational Trajectories: Reflections on Muslim Stereotypes in a British Setting, Jody Mellor.- CHAPTER 15: Voices from Shia Imami Ismaili Nizari Muslim Women: Reflections from Canada on Past and Present Gendered Roles in Islam, Adil Mamodaly & Alim Fakirani.