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“Psychological Abuse Exists Everywhere.”
By Anne Sofie Hoffmann Schrøder — 2021
Sherin Khankan, 45, is Denmark’s first female Imam and the founder of Exitcircle, an NGO for victims of psychological abuse. Although her vocation has cost her a marriage and attacks from conservative Muslims, as well as right-wing politicians, she insists on the necessity to build bridges between worlds. She discusses her vocation in this interview.
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