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The Medieval Prophetess Who Used Her Visions to Criticize the Church

By Hadley Meares — 2016

Hildegard of Bingen fought the patriarchy from her cloister.

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Mysticism and the Spiritual Quest: A Crosscultural Anthology

Mysticism is traditionally defined as the yearning for direct connection to a transcendent reality and is referred to as the esoteric dimension of religious search.

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Phyllis Zagano
2013
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Islamic Feminism with Amina Wadud - Part 1

Renowned Islamic scholar amina wadud (name deliberately spelt in lower case as per her request) was invited to Birmingham for an International Women's Day event by Muslim Women's Network UK. The conversation with amina wadud took place on 3rd March 2020.

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amina wadud
2020
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The Noble Struggle of amina wadud

On March 18, 2005, amina wadud shocked the Islamic world by leading a mixed-gender Friday prayer congregation in New York.

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amina wadud
2015
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Why amina wadud Led a Mixed-Gender Muslim Prayer

amina wadud, a scholar of Islam and co-founder of the group Sisters in Islam, explains why she led a mixed-gender Muslim prayer, during Chautauqua Institution's 2011 panel discussion, "Jewish, Christian and Muslim Women Seeking Clergy Equality," moderated by Moment Magazine's editor and publisher,...

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amina wadud
2013
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Public Interview with amina wadud and Kecia Ali 2 8 18

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amina wadud
2018
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A Jihad for Justice: Honoring the Work and Life of amina wadud

amina wadud, scholar and activist, is a vital figure in Islamic studies, Qur’anic hermeneutics, and gender studies, fields to which she has made a lasting contribution.

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Amina Wadud, Juliane Hammer (editor), Kecia Ali (editor), Laury Silvers (editor)
2020
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Inside the Gender Jihad: Women’s Reform in Islam

In this engaging study, Dr. amina wadud, an Afro-American Muslim herself, introduces the feminist movement in Islam and delves into its challenges, its textual foundations in the Qur'an and its achievements.

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amina wadud
2006
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Qur’an and Woman: Rereading the Sacred Text from a Woman’s Perspective

Qur’an and Woman contributes a gender inclusive reading to one of the most fundamental disciplines in Islamic thought, Qur’anic exegesis.

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Amina Wadud
1999
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What Islam Really Says About Women | Alaa Murabit

Alaa Murabit's family moved from Canada to Libya when she was 15. Before, she’d felt equal to her brothers, but in this new environment she sensed big prohibitions on what she could accomplish.

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2015
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Female Imams in Copenhagen | DW English

Sherin Khankan is the daughter of a Christian and a Muslim. In 2016 she founded a mosque in central Copenhagen. She wants to challenge the view of Islam as a religion that hates non-believers and combat Islamophobia.

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Sherin Khankan
2017
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