Fishpond New Zealand, The Power of Oratory in the Medieval Muslim World (Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization) Linda G JonesBuy.Books online: The Power of Oratory in the Medieval Muslim World (Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization), 2012, Women often appear invisible in what is widely perceived as the male-oriented society of Islam. Women in the Medieval Islamic World seeks to redress the balance with a series of original essays on women in the pre-modern phase of Islamic history. The reader will encounter here a colourful portrait Abstract. In recent years, Muslim progressives have called for a gender-egalitarian approach to the Friday prayer. These efforts have focused on women