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Sherin Khankan: Can Islam Be a Feminist Religion?

By Sherin Khankan — 2018

Sherin Khankan is Denmark's first female imam and founder of the first mosque for women in Europe. See more...

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Challenging Religious & Patriarchal Structures | Sherin Khankan | TEDxLausanneWomen

Sherin speaks as she's a female Imam and shares the stories left untold about psychological violence and religious control, and how to break the circle of shame, loneliness and abuse.

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Sherin Khankan
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Sherin Khankan - How Can We Talk About Islam?

For today's guest on ”How can we?” we have Denmark's, probably Scandinavia's, first female imam, Sherin Khankan. Navid and Sherin talks about feminism, equal rights and the 9 theses of Muslim reform.

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Sherin Khankan
2018
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Female Imams in Copenhagen | DW English

Sherin Khankan is the daughter of a Christian and a Muslim. In 2016 she founded a mosque in central Copenhagen. She wants to challenge the view of Islam as a religion that hates non-believers and combat Islamophobia.

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Sherin Khankan
2017
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Exclusive Interview with Sherin Khankan on Denmark’s First Female Run Mosque

Medyascope.tv produces this interview with Sherin Khankan.

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Sherin Khankan
2017
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Realising Gender Equality in Islamic Marriages | Sherin Khankan | TEDxMünster

As the first female Imam in Denmark Sherin Kankan knows what it’s like to fight against and overcome prejudice. Women must be given the means to realize their fundamental right to equality.

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Sherin Khankan
2019
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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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Sherin Khankan
2017
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Gender Issues in Spiritual Life