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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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The Making of a Salafi Muslim Woman: Paths to Conversion
in Book Review onTitle: The Making of a Salafi Muslim Woman: Paths to Conversion Author: Anabel Inge Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2017 Reviewer:…
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God and Motherhood
in Blog onMother’s Day is celebrated throughout the world, and with particular focus in the Muslim world. Women are celebrated; gifts are…
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Women in the Qur’an, Traditions and Interpretation
in Book Review onAuthor: Barbara Freyer Stowasser Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1994 Reviewer: Deb Sugars Barbara Stowasser’s book is a challenging but very…
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Veil
in Book Review onTitle: Veil Author: Rafia Zakaria Publisher: Bloomsbury, 2017 Reviewer: reviewed by Louise Simon Veil is a…
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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 1
in Blog onThe way in which most Christians communicate with God is through prayer. The word ‘prayer’, in English, covers a wide…
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Remembering Saba Mahmood: Re-understanding the Women’s Mosque Movement
in Blog onSaba Mahmood, born in Quetta in Pakistan in 1962, died of pancreatic cancer on March 10th, 2018. She had gained…
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