In the early seventies, Jamie left Egypt and came to the United States to study history at Berkeley. After completing her studies, Jamie decided to stay here in the U.S to further advance her research. We met through a mutual friend and we managed to stay in touch.
" I am heading to the College of William and Mary in Virginia. I have been invited to present," Jamie said
" Wonderful! What are you going to talk about?" I asked.
" What? the right of women to rule in Islam? Seriously? Women have no right to rule in Islam. A woman can't be a judge or a president," I said
" Yes. But...," Jamie said.
" But what?" I asked.
"As you know, Islam has two main sects Sunnis and Shiites," Jamie said.
" Yes, I know. But, both sects don't allow women to rule. Isn't that the case?" I asked.
" Not really! I think women have every right to rule in Islam" Jamie said.
"How so?" I asked.
" Not really! I think women have every right to rule in Islam" Jamie said.
"How so?" I asked.
" You see, Sunnis feel that Mohammed’s rightful heir is his disciple “Abu Baker,” while Shiites believe that his cousin and son-in-law “Ali” is his rightful heir. I believe neither one of these two men is the rightful heir," Jamie said.
" Now, wait a minute. Are you saying that the rightful heir is a woman? That is interesting. But who is she?" I asked.
" She is “Fatima” Mohammed's daughter. She is his rightful heir," Jamie said.
Fatima's Hand: A Gift from Jamie
Fatima's Hand: A Gift from Jamie
