[2] Hidayatullah began teaching undergraduate courses on Islam, race, gender and ethics at the University of San Francisco in 2008.
[2] She has published a number of works on these topics, most noteworthy being her book Feminist Edges of the Qur'an.
[2] Hidayatullah's book is the first comprehensive examination of Islam and the Qur'an that follows the hermeneutics of feminism in its interpretation.
[3] She gives an overview of the 20th century exegetical tradition of Islamic feminists, and subsequently responds to and critiques their conclusions.
[4] Her feminist interpretation of the Qur'an asserts gender equality and justice as the foundation of Islamic morality.