Healing from shame
‘Daisy’ came from the Middle East to be married in a Western nation. Her husband and his family were abusive, and her husband ended up in jail. Although Daisy had…
read more‘Daisy’ came from the Middle East to be married in a Western nation. Her husband and his family were abusive, and her husband ended up in jail. Although Daisy had…
read moreBefore arriving in this country, I thought that I would be immersed in a “pure” form of Islam - this is, after all, the land of those who protect pure…
read moreThe women’s gatherings that I have been a part of have usually been ones of celebration; weddings, birthdays, engagements. I have also attended funerals where the mourning was interspersed with…
read moreIn my life, patronage is a stage of life. As you get older, have a family, your status here in Central Asia changes. It changes according to age. If you’re…
read more[This article is an excerpt from a longer article by Louise Simon that you can read
read moreFamily lies at the core of how society organises in many nations of the Middle East and North Africa. In other areas, the tribe is the basic unit of the…
read moreWhat is prayer? How do women living under Islam understand Allah, themselves, their responsibilities? In what ways does this shape what they think about and how they approach prayer? A…
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read moreAs we discussed lived Islam one colleague talked about her community, explaining that it is more Salafi/Wahhabi and so very strictly against 'folk-type practice'. She explained: ‘they don’t agree with…
read moreWe think in terms of relating to God in terms of knowing him. It is such a foreign concept to my friends. And yet at the same time they express…
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