“Maryam Jameelah’s significance [lies] in the manner with which she articulates an internally consistent paradigm for [Islamic] revivalism’s rejection of the West,” her entry in The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World reads. “In this regard, her influence far exceeds [that of] the Jamaat [e-Islami] and has been important in the development of revivalist thought across the Muslim world.” ConvertsMaryam JameelahWomen In IslamWomen Scholars Book:The Convert: A Tale of Exile and Extremism Source: The Convert: A Tale of Exile and Extremism
“Vali Nasr, Mawdudi’s biographer and an authority on political Islam (also referred to as Islamic revivalism), describes Maryam Jameelah as broadly responsible for cementing the global cultural divide between Islam and the West.” IslamMuslim WomenConvertsWomen In IslamFormer Muslim Book:The Convert: A Tale of Exile and Extremism Source: The Convert: A Tale of Exile and Extremism