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Women in the Qur’an and the Bible
in Blog onAs Muslim and Christian women, who are the women we find present in our sacred texts as we read them?…
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Jesus: a sign for Jews, Christians and Muslims
in Blog on(This post comes from the writings of Vivienne Stacey. Vivienne was a pioneer thinker, researcher and writer who spent many…
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Muslim Spirituality
in Blog on(This post comes from the writings of Vivienne Stacey. Vivienne was a pioneer thinker, researcher and writer who spent many…
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What are the questions?
in Blog onQuestions serve many purposes. identifying the questions we want to explore with our Muslim sisters is not just important, it…
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Mission and the problem of ‘othering’
in Blog onWe live in a world that organises itself largely around ‘us’ and ‘them’. Under pressure from impacts of globalisation, communities…
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Women, Islam and Identity: Public Life in Private Spaces
in Book Review onTitle: Women, Islam and Identity: Public Life in Private Spaces Author: Svetlana Peshkova Publisher: Syracuse University Press, 2014 Reviewer: C.…
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The Nearness of God – Muslim Women’s Perspective & A Response (2)
in Blog onIn the previous blog we considered the dilemma some Muslim women face as they experience God’s nearness and it either…
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The Nearness of God – Muslim Women’s Perspective (1)
in Blog onWe were having lunch in a café near Sarah’s home. ‘He must love me’ she replied. Sarah escaped from Syria…
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The “Problem” of Prayer: Part 2
in Blog onThe first part of this two-part blog focussed on sholat and zikir prayers. This second part examines the place of…
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Dhikr: in the heart of faith
in Blog onConstance Padwick, introducing her classic book Muslim Devotions, commented, “In Islam, as in any other faith, a stranger desiring not…
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