Activists

November 15, 2021

Standing Alone: An American Woman’s Struggle for the Soul of Islam

Standing Alone: An American Woman’s Struggle for the Soul of Islam, by Asra Q. Nomani. Harper One 2006. Reviewed by Moyra Dale This is not a new book:…

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Book Review

July 9, 2020

Strangers, Neighbors, Friends

Title: Strangers, Neighbors, Friends: Muslim-Christian-Jewish Reflections on Compassion and Peace Author: Kelly James Clark, Aziz Abu Sarah and Nancy Fuchs Kreimer Publisher: Cascade Books, 2018 Reviewer: Louise Simon The…

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June 1, 2020

Complex needs, transforming spaces

She was caught in the act of adultery, at least that is what those said who dragged her out into a public place and demanded she be treated according to…

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Book Review

October 9, 2019

It’s not about the burqa

Title of Book: It's not about the Burqa Edited by: Miriam Khan Published: Picador, 2019 Reviewer: Miriam Williams This book answers the question: What does it really mean to…

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Book Review

September 25, 2019

Muslima Theology

Title of Book: Muslim Theology: The Voices of Muslim Women Theologians Author: Ednan Aslan, Marcia Hermansen, Elif Medeni (eds.) Published: Peter Lang Edition, 2013 Reviewer: C. Hine Muslima Theology is…

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June 10, 2018

Women – living Biblically across cultures

We're women. We follow Christ. So how do we do daily life? As women we live in our bodies. It’s in the everyday reality of time, space, being – in…

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February 18, 2018

…do justice…

Human Rights lawyer, Asma Jahangir, is known for ‘speaking truth to power’, for defending the weak and marginalised, and women and minorities against injustice. Asma Jahangir passed away on 11…

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April 17, 2017

Feminism, Muslimahs and Christians: (Where) Do They Meet?

‘Feminism’. It’s not a neutral word! Women may embrace it, whisper it or repudiate it. During the past century or more, its meaning has shifted. And over the four different…

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March 8, 2017

#BeBoldForChange

Women’s International Day May 8th 2017: this year the slogan encourages us to “Be Bold For Change”! And as we look round, we are encouraged by significant advances. Globally in…

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January 18, 2017

The Status of Muslim Women and the Gospel

Some have described the plight and status of women today, and particularly in countries where they live under Islam, using words like gendercide, femicide, gender apartheid, a pandemic, war on…

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