A changing context
If we do a statistical review of issues impacting women in majority Muslim countries we see a vastly improved situation, particularly in the last 20 years. Women’s participation rates in…
read moreIf we do a statistical review of issues impacting women in majority Muslim countries we see a vastly improved situation, particularly in the last 20 years. Women’s participation rates in…
read moreStanding 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:…
read moreTitle: 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…
read moreShe 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…
read moreTitle 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…
read moreTitle 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…
read moreWe'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…
read moreHuman 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…
read more‘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…
read moreWomen’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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