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  Jerusha Lamptey on Wearing the Hijab in the USA

  December 5, 2012 / Faith Complex

  On March 21, 2012, Shaima Alawadi, an Iraqi-American mother of five, was found savagely beaten in her California home, and died three days later. Next to the body, according to her son, was a note reading: “This is my country. Go back to yours, terrorist.” Understandably, the killing has been viewed by many as an Islamophobic hate crime. Although the circumstances of the crime remain unclear, the tragedy does raise many questions about religious tolerance, especially towards Muslim-American women who [...]

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  Asra Nomani Analyzes the Egyptian Blue Bra Revolution

  December 5, 2012 / Faith Complex

  During the Tahrir Square uprisings in Cairo, onlookers captured this extremely disturbing video of Egyptian military police brutalizing a female protester, dragging her along the street so that her blue bra becomes visible in the course of the beating. The incident sparked a wave of solidarity across Egypt and the unnamed “blue bra girl” has become an icon and rallying cry. Crucially, the Blue Bra Revolution also turns the spotlight on what the role of women will be in the [...]

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  ellen cherry on Music and Spirituality

  June 15, 2011 / Faith Complex

  Emmy-nominated singer-songwriter ellen cherry cites Rainer Maria Rilke, American history, and her own journey from Catholicism to rationalism as inspirations behind her expressive musical style. The Baltimore-based artist, who takes her stage name from the artsy protagonist of Tom Robbins’ Skinny Legs and All, began experimenting with a guitar in her 20s. She has since received numerous accolades, including two Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Awards. In 2004, she founded her own studio and label, Wrong Size Shoes. In [...]

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  Rabba Sara Hurwitz on Women and Orthodox Judaism

  April 28, 2011 / Faith Complex

  Sara Hurwitz’s appointment to the position of Rabba by Rabbi Avi Weiss of the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale in 2010 touched off a storm of controversy in the Orthodox Jewish community. Rabba Hurwitz is the first such female spiritual leader to hold the newly-created title, though she argues that women have occupied comparable roles throughout Jewish history. As Rabba, she is able to fulfill many of the functions of a traditional rabbi, including speaking from the pulpit and hearing questions [...]

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  Asra Nomani Explains Islamic Feminism

  February 14, 2010 / Faith Complex

  Following a surprise pregnancy and the murder of her best friend, journalist Daniel Pearl, in Pakistan, Ms. Nomani wrote Standing Alone in Mecca, a moving tale about her realizations as a Muslim feminist during her hajj. The story of her efforts to combat extremist viewpoints in her hometown mosque feature in the 2009 PBS documentary, “The Mosque in Morgantown.” In this Faith Complex, Asra Nomani joins Jacques Berlinerblau to talk about the conundrum of Muslim feminism and the original bad [...]

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  Amy Sullivan on Abortion Politics and Healthcare

  November 18, 2009 / Faith Complex

  Time Magazine Reporter and author Amy Sullivan talks about how Catholics and Evangelicals approached the health care debate, healthcare as a “moral issue,” and how the Obama administration may have flubbed the abortion issue. Amy Sullivan attended the University of Michigan, Princeton University, and Harvard Divinity School and has written for the Washington Post, the New York Times, the New Republic, and many other publications. Sullivan and Professor Jacques Berlinerblau discuss healthcare and whether or not it is a human [...]

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