Protection and healing
As 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 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 moreThis blog written by our dear sister Moyra, epitomises her style, her practice, her heart and her understanding of Muslim women. As I read this blog 2018 I was being…
read moreHow do women living under Islam relate to God? As a Christian woman who views and understands her religious texts through her own modes of knowing, some would say (individualistic)…
read moreThe hand crafted silver jewellery was attractive, they caught my eye. I would like a pair of silver earrings to remind me of my time in Egypt. Which pair should…
read more(This post comes from the writings of Vivienne Stacey. Vivienne was a pioneer thinker, researcher and writer who spent many years working in Pakistan and was a mentor to many…
read more(This post comes from the writings of Vivienne Stacey. Vivienne was a pioneer thinker, researcher and writer who spent many years working in Pakistan and was a mentor to many…
read moreIn the previous blog we considered the dilemma some Muslim women face as they experience God’s nearness and it either contrasts with their theology of God or proves painful. As…
read moreConstance Padwick, introducing her classic book Muslim Devotions, commented, “In Islam, as in any other faith, a stranger desiring not to remain a stranger could best feel the pulsing life…
read moreAs I walked over the railway bridge in a Middle Eastern city, I glanced at the walls, where advertisements for local shops had been plastered. Over the posters, in crude…
read moreThe release by Boko Haram, in May this year, of some of the young girls it had kidnapped was a dark reminder of the suffering they had endured. A clip…
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