Rites of passage

Life Stages, Rites and Rituals

Life Stages, Rites and Rituals

The following are excerpts from the When Women Speak... booklet 'Life Stages and Rites of Passage for Muslim Women', written by Louise Simon, compiling the learning from the I-view courses.…

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In hospitality and relationship

In hospitality and relationship

This is the 4th blog which explores the experience of sharing in Life cycle events and rites of passage with our Muslim friends in the light of activity which Cathy…

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Comfort, consolation and healing

Comfort, consolation and healing

We continue to explore what can be learnt from sharing in the experience of sharing in Life cycle events and rites of passage with our Muslim friends. In the first…

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Meeting God together whilst sitting with the bereaved

Meeting God together whilst sitting with the bereaved

Last week, on hearing the sad news, I rush to the house of a dear North African friend, suddenly and very unexpectedly made a widow at the tender age of…

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Community Rituals

Community Rituals

It was about 1pm, the time for Friday prayer, on Friday 18th March, 2005. The Muslim community lined up in orderly rows, following the leader in standing, bowing, prostrating, as…

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Life Transitions & Rites of Passage

Life Transitions & Rites of Passage

The room was full of women, with men also joining in on the edge of all the activity. In the centre the new baby, just a week old, was carefully…

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