Women are taking up important leadership roles in Muslim mosques.
Scholars and female Muslim preachers and leaders from Europe will meet in Oxford University to discuss the phenomenon of Islamic women rising through the ranks to hold important leadership roles in Muslim mosques and madrasas. The event on March 9 at the Oxford Department of International Development marks the launch of a new book, Women, Leadership and Mosques: Changes in Contemporary Islamic Authority . The book features the case studies of women who have emerged as Muslim scholars, preachers and leaders. The women now operate within traditionally male-dominated positions of religious authority in Muslim-majority countries, as well as in Europe and the United States. The publication sheds new light on why females are taking an active role and why they are drawn to the orthodox interpretation of Islam. It also explores the ideals of 'empowerment' that positions of leadership within mosques and madrasas provide to women. The book is co-edited by two Oxford scholars: Masooda Bano, from the Department of International Development, and Hilary Kalmbach, the Sir Christopher Cox Junior Fellow at New College, Oxford.
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