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Notes
* This is an introductory essay for ICMR Volume 27.3, a special issue entitled Narratives of Muslim Womanhood and Women's Agency, and then guest edited by Minako Sakai and Samina Yasmeen. Due to technical issues this essay was not included in that issue. Readers are encouraged to read this essay in conjunction with the special issue to gain an overview.