By Aliya Hamid Rao — 2019
When Americans think about fixing gender equality, they tend to focus on the workplace. But gender equality for women still lags in another realm: their own houses.
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Since Dr. amina wadud led her first public sermon 25 years ago, Islamic feminism has taken root and sprouted globally.
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Scandinavia’s first female-led house of Islamic worship, where Friday prayers are for women only, is riling conservatives.