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| Making space for women In mosques |
February 29, 2024 |
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Women don’t always feel welcome in American mosques. They’re sometimes turned away, sent to basements to pray, or discouraged from serving on the boards of directors. Aisha al-Adawiya has devoted her life to changing that. She’s inspired a national campaign — and a fatwa — that’s persuading the men who control mosques to share space and power.
This is the story of how Malcolm X inspired an outspoken Christian girl from Alabama and how she went on to inspire a fatwa, a religious legal opinion aimed at persuading the men who control America’s mosques to share space and power. Aisha Al-Adawiya says her work is about getting men and women to follow their religion. She urges Muslim women to hold their ground, even when men try to turn them away.
The Spiritual Edge podcast explores the shifting landscape of religion and spirituality. Stories of people and communities who balance a commitment to long-held beliefs with an active modern life.
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