Jamal examines the role of Pakistani women in the Islamic reform movement Jamaat-e-Islami. Leading with an introduction on modern religious and transnational identity, the book hits the ground with a discussion of the relationship between feminism and Islam. The next chapters discuss the function of public spaces in Islam and its connection to gender, morality, and politics. The book then turns to women in the political sphere and the type of modernity they see themselves as pursuing. The tripodal conflict between the established patriarchal order of Pakistani Muslim society, Western and international conceptions of women's place in that society, and what Muslim women themselves wish to accomplish is explored. Jamal ends by summarizing and reflecting on political events in Pakistan and the likely limitations of the Jamaat-e-Islami movement. Annotation ©2014 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)