Itjihad and Feminism, a debate in SOAS London -TVapex.com
Itjihad and Feminism, a debate in SOAS London -TVapex.com.
Ijtihad: Feminism and Reform
What is progressive Islam? Come and watch Emmy Award-winning producer Nancy Graham Holm’s documentary, and ask the questions you have always wanted to ask on this topic. Can you be a Muslim and be supportive of secular democracy, same-sex marriage or women’s participation in the public sphere? This is a debate about gender and identity…
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BBC News: York Mosque praised for offering EDL protesters tea
28 May 2013 Last updated at 14:43 A mosque has been praised for serving tea and biscuits to English Defence League supporters after the far-right group arranged a demonstration there. About six people turned up to protest at the mosque in Bull Lane, York, on Sunday and were invited inside to play football with worshippers.…
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British Muslims for Secular Democracy (bmsd) response to the Woolwich murder
British Muslims for Secular Democracy (bmsd) are shocked and profoundly distressed by the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby near the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich on 22nd May 2013. The victim was a soldier who was described as a “loving father” to his two-year-old son, and we send our deepest condolences to his family and…
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Defending Malala Yousafzai
You have just woken up in hospital, weeks after being shot in the head. Your time and usefulness on this planet is far from over; you are spurred on by the multiple wall-hangings bedecked with sparkly white cards, the boxes of miniature teddies, and most importantly, your faith and family. You are receiving world-class treatment,…
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The squash star who had to pretend to be a boy
Maria Toorpakai Wazir is a star squash player with a promising international career. Born in Waziristan, a highly conservative region of Pakistan, she had to disguise herself as a boy when she took up the sport – and later received ominous threats for playing in shorts. “I am a warrior, I was born a warrior,…
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Inter- Faith Relations with Marjorie Crombie
It’s lonely at the top so the saying goes, but as those working at the charity British Muslims for Secular Democracy know too well, it can be quite lonely- sometime even dangerous- in the middle too.
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