Introduction -- Part I The Label: Self Definition and Imposed Identities -- Beyond divorce: Unraveling the intersection of culture, religion, and agency in Minang Muslim women's lives -- Reading between the lines: Exploring the literary identities of selected Muslim women writers in Malaysia -- Feminism under the Islamic lens -- The imperfectly perfect rib; womenkind -- What’s in a surname? The negotiation of identity among South African Muslim women after marriage -- Part II Presentation of the Self: Adjustment and the Digital Space -- Malay Muslim women digital being: Embracing changes or defying forces? -- Fight or flight response: The representation of a Muslim transgender woman’s struggle in the Malaysian print media -- Names and identity: The changing norms of Muslim names -- Role of Social Media in Shaping Muslim Women's Religious Identities: The Case of a Muslim Nation -- The rift in belonging: Muslim female migrants in Kafir (Non-Muslim) societies -- Part III Agent of Change: Empowered and Resilient -- Resilience in Muslim Women Living with HIV: An Integrative Review -- Woman, Islamic, intellectual, activist and academic, in Brazil? A dialogue with Francirosy Campos Barbosa -- From Single Motherhood to Co-Parenthood: The Islamic Perspective on Amicable Divorce, Co-Parenting, and Post-Divorce Harmony -- Practising local wisdom of traditional medicine and healing among female pengobat (shaman) in Pulau Penyengat, Kepulauan Riau -- Part IV Conversion: Faith and Self Identity -- Between Tradition and Faith: Navigating Identity Transformations of Chinese Muslim Women in Malaysia and China -- Islam as “Everyday Lived Religion”: The Cases of Converted Japanese Muslim Women -- Filipino Women Converts to Islam: Their Identities and Life Choices -- Part V Basic Rights: Birth, Health and Employment -- Lived Experiences of Bangladeshi Muslim Female Migrant Workers in Malaysia -- The Impact of Arab Culture on the Practice of Violence Against Women in Libya -- Only Empowered Births Here! Malay-Muslim women’s embodied experiences challenging discourses of the deviant Malay-Muslim Maternal Mother -- Muslim Women and Islamic perspective on Female Circumcision -- An autoethnographic analysis of clandestine breast cancer among Muslim women.

This volume takes a global perspective on intersectionality embodied by Muslim women. It addresses questions such as balancing multiple identities, lived experiences and complex realities, and the role of faith in social roles. The chapters debunk the idea of Islam or gender being monoliths. They layer faith over gender across the globe and consider migration as an important factor, thereby exploring intersectional identities that are understudied and under-evaluated. The volume overall brings to life Islamic women's lives in all their richness and differences, with discussions on social roles, positions, initiatives, and occupations across regions. It provides recommendations and suggestions for readers to understand the complex realities of Muslim women as well as serves as a guide for practitioners and policy-makers. .