The practical problems involved in constructing a meaningful account of the lives of Muslim women during the Medieval period would seem to be considerable. Nevertheless, the project is an important one. Through the examination of court and estate records, art, coins, oral and written literature, and Western travelersÕ accounts, as well as contemporary chronicles, the contributors to Gavin R. G. HamblyÕs volume have assembled a diverse set of articles, alternately revealing, enticing, suggestive, and fragmentary.