Muslim Women Expanding Scared Space to Gain more Religious Authorities

Published: March 5, 2023, 9:29 p.m.

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This pioneering book makes an innovative contribution to Muslim feminist ethics. It is grounded in a collection of religious sermons (khutbahs) by contemporary Muslim women in a variety of new and emerging contexts, in South Africa, Senegal, Egypt, Malaysia, Pakistan, Indonesia, Canada, Mexico, the United States, Germany, Denmark, and the United Kingdom.

Here, I\\u2019m talking with Sa\\u2019diyya Shaikh and Fatima Seedat, authors of The Women\\u2019s Khutbah Book: Contemporary Sermons on Spirituality and Justice from around the World.

Sa\\u2019diyya Shaikh is an associate professor in the Department for the Study of Religion at the University of Cape Town and the author of Sufi Narratives of Intimacy: Ibn \\u2018Arab\\u012b, Gender, and Sexuality.

Fatima Seedat is head of the Department of African Feminist Studies at the University of Cape Town

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