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Hajar: Of the Desert

By amina wadud — 2013

This story is coated with patriarchy, and so it is with some fascination that Hajar (biblical Hagar) configures so significantly in the Islamic telling of it.

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A Gender-Diverse Sangha

How a groundbreaking book created a community for trans, genderqueer, and nonbinary Buddhists

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Emily DeMaioNewton, Kevin Manders
2020
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The Four Most Difficult Virtues

Why are forgiveness, generosity, chastity, and speaking up for truth said to be the four virtues very difficult to accomplish?

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Fethullah Gülen
2018
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Inner Decay and Ways to Heal

God gave humankind reason and heart so we can discover and understand the inner truths of existence.

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Fethullah Gülen
2019
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Gender and Taoism

According to Taoist practice, at the deepest level of our being—in our spiritual essence—we are neither man nor woman. Learn how this concept applies throughout Taoism, including its history, scriptures, ceremonies, and tradition.

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Elizabeth Reninger
2019
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The Women Who Want to Be Priests

They feel drawn by God to the calling—and won’t let the Vatican stop them.

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Margaret Talbot
2021
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Beth Moore Split Highlights Division in the Southern Baptist Convention

Moore is the latest prominent Southern Baptist to publicly leave the Southern Baptist Convention amid its struggles over race, gender and Trump’s legacy.

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Caroline Radnofsky and Suzanne Ciechalski
2021
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'Love jihad' law seen trampling women's hard-earned freedoms in India

When Mehak’s parents found out she was having a relationship with a Muslim man, they locked her in her bedroom, seized her phone and bank cards and installed security cameras at their home in northern India.

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Roli Srivastava
2021
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Women in Islam

There is no singular role or experience for women in Islam. Muslims women hold a variety of positions in society generally, and take on different responsibilities and restrictions in religious settings.

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The Pluralism Project
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Women strive for larger roles in male-dominated religions

Women have been elected heads of national governments on six continents. They have flown into space, served in elite combat units and won every category of Nobel Prize. The global #MeToo movement, in 15 months, has toppled a multitude of powerful men linked to sexual misconduct.

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David Crary
2020
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Missing: Humanist Women

Who’s the first person who comes to mind when you think of humanism or atheism? A follow-up question: Did you just think of a man?

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Krista Cox
2020
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