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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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  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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  Melanie Adrian on France and the Headscarf

  April 27, 2010 / Faith Complex

  Where does the boundary lie between personal choice and obligation to the social contract? Should Muslim women be allowed to veil under French law? In this Faith Complex, Dr. Sarah Fainberg interviews law professor Melanie Adrian about laïcité, the limits of religious freedom, and veiling in France. Dr. Adrian specializes in studying the rights of religious minorities in Europe, their issue of identity and self-expression, and the general intersection of multiculturalism and law.   Read more about Melanie Adrian   [...]

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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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