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Female Empowerment & gender issues in spiritual life

Below are the best resources we could find on Female Empowerment and gender issues in spiritual life.

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Daisy Khan’s Wise Women

Daisy Khan speaks about change needed in the world today, especially in regards to Muslim women

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The Path We Walk as Women

In the commentary from the Fall 2019 special women’s issue of Buddhadharma, Jan Willis reminds us of the powerful role of women in Buddhism, historically and today.

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An Interview with Jetsünma Tenzin Palmo

“The head nun just started crying. Of course I like to make offerings and to honor. But in 20 years of doing this … it’s all been males. This is the first time I’ve had the opportunity to honor a female.” - Head nun, Drupka nunnery about Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo

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Why amina wadud Led a Mixed-Gender Muslim Prayer

amina wadud, a scholar of Islam and co-founder of the group Sisters in Islam, explains why she led a mixed-gender Muslim prayer, during Chautauqua Institution's 2011 panel discussion, "Jewish, Christian and Muslim Women Seeking Clergy Equality," moderated by Moment Magazine's editor and publisher,...

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Women of Wisdom

Women of Wisdom explores and celebrates the spiritual potential of all women, as exemplified by the lives of six Tibetan female mystics.

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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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The new feminist revolution in religion - Gina Messina-Dysert - TEDxUrsulineCollege

In her witty and powerful talk Gina Messina-Dysert ‘confesses’ her Catholic feminist identity. She discusses the connection between feminism and religion and the ways social media has created a space for women’s voices.

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Women Are the Future of Islam

In this revelatory book, imam Sherin Khankan addresses urgent contemporary issues such as modern women in Islam, radical Islamic groups, Islamic divorce, and fundamentalism, and she describes her own personal journey as a female Muslim activist.

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Daisy Khan, the “Ground Zero Mosque”—and 700 Million Muslim Women

She explained how, after 9/11, she felt a special responsibility to speak up for the vast majority of Muslims who embrace democracy and human rights, and to address the vexed issues of violence, status of women, leadership, and democracy within Islam. - Jesse Larner

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Inside Scandinavia's First Women-Only Mosque

The Danish capital Copenhagen is home to Scandinavia's first mosque run entirely by and for women. The Mariam mosque is headed by the feminist Sherin Khankan. Only women can be imams and take part in the Friday prayers.

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