Prehistoric and Bronze Age Images of Women

Women in ancient Mesopotamia

Women in ancient Egypt

Women of the ancient Hebrews

Women in ancient and medieval India, Hinduism and Buddhism

Women in ancient and medieval China

Women in medieval Japan

Women in ancient Greece

Women in the Roman Empire

Women in Byzantium

Women in early Christianity

Women in the Medieval Islamic World

Women in the Medieval African Kingdoms

Women in Medieval Europe

Was there a Renaissance for Women?

Women in the Protestant Reformation

General Resources

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Women in the Ancient and Medieval Worlds Main Page

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Georgia College & State University

Women in the Islamic World

 

Women in Islam from the Islamic Studies site at the University of Georgia

Qur'an search engine you can search for the word "women" or other related topics in the Qur'an.

Women, Islam and Equality this web site relates to contemporary issues regarding women in Islam and is not particularly representative of women in the Qur'an or in the period covered by this web site. Nevertheless, it is worth pursuing for its arguments concerning the repression of women in many parts of the contemporary Islamic world.

Women, Islam, and the Hijab

Women in Islam

Women in Islam vs. Women in the Judaeo-Christian Tradition: Myth and Reality

The Place of Women in Pure Islam this is a very conservative interpretation of the Qur'an and other works, which argues for the superiority of men, given the "deficiencies of women."

Women in Islam from submission.org

Status of Women in Islam

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Above: Bust of Nefertiti from the Berlin Museum

Below: Bust of Cleopatra