An Overview of Resources on the Family in the American Muslim Context

The Islamic Seminary of America However, after collecting several hundreds of links to online articles, published research, and lectures, it was concluded that doing it this way would result in a prohibitively long article.So instead, for each topic below, some sentences are included summarizing the major themes found for that topic, followed by a very short list of just some of the resources available which may be useful for researchers and community members.At the end of this report, information on some conferences relevant to this topic is included. Family Structure and DynamicsFamily Structure and Dynamics from an Islamic Perspective In discussing family structure and dynamics from an Islamic perspective, these articles and books focused on topics such as the rights and responsibilities of husbands, wives, parents and children, the modern reality of Muslim families, and how Islamic teachings can help address this reality.Most of the articles put a particular emphasis on how Islam can be used positively to navigate changing gender dynamics within families.• The Qur'anic Model for Harmony in Family Relations (Zainab Alwani, 2007): https://www.researchgate.net/