Rebellious Wives, Neglectful Husbands: Controversies in Modern Qur'anic Commentaries

On this episode of Deep Dives with ISPU, Director of Research Dalia Mogahed interviews ISPU Scholar Dr. Hadia Mubarak about her new book, Rebellious Wives, Neglectful Husbands: Controversies in Modern Qur'anic Commentaries. They discuss findings from the book, tying in assumptions and ISPU research about Muslim women and divorce in the Muslim community. Dr. Mubarak is an Assistant Professor of Religion at Queens University of Charlotte. She previously served as Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Guilford College and as a Research Fellow at New York University-Abu Dhabi (NYUAD). Rebellious Wives, Neglectful Husbands: Controversies in Modern Qurʾanic Commentaries  explores significant shifts in modern Qurʾanic commentaries on the subject of women against the backdrop of broader historical, intellectual and political developments in twentieth-century North Africa.Subscribe to Deep Dives with ISPU today, and leave us a review so we can continue to produce important conversations like this. Follow ISPU on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook to keep up with our work and subscribe to our email newsletter where we release information about our reports and resources.Purchase Dr. Mubarak's book:Oxford University PressAmazonAdditional resources: ISPU research on divorceDr. Hadia Mubarak's ISPU Scholar page, including publications on domestic violence and American Muslim youth