The God who sees – Hagar. God who hears – Hannah. God who protects – Tamar. God who provides – Rahab. God who heals – woman who was bleeding. God…
read moreI remember the evening well. One of my students had died in a motorcycle accident and I was called to the hospital. I had given her permission to leave after…
read moreIn this first blog, Moyra issued an invitation to recognise and listen to women's voices. For me, I was struck by the way she challenges assumed norms about the role…
read moreTitle of Book: Say What Your Longing Heart Desires: Women, Prayer and Poetry in Iran Author: Niloofar Haeri Published: Stanford University Press, 2021 Reviewer: C. Hine How do women seeking…
read moreWe had climbed to part of the area that had been devastated by the earthquake. Under a makeshift shelter an old lady sat rocking back and forward. She described the…
read moreMy Muslim friends have often challenged me about what it means to live my faith as an act of submission to God in the everyday of life. Where I struggle…
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 moreAny language learner will know that language mirrors culture and often reveals the values which underpin the life of a group. I had a fresh insight of this when I…
read moreJesus’ power and desire to set people free from fear of ghosts has regularly come to the surface in my years among Muslims in SouthEast Asia. Once I was travelling…
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