Women leading Danish mosque challenge patriarchy and right-wing religious control

Women leading Danish mosque challenge patriarchy and right-wing religious control

PBS NewsHour

InläsarePBS NewsHour
Längd8 min
Språken
FörlagNewsHour Productions
ISBN9781987111309

Along with Scandinavia’s first female imam, Mariam mosque in Copenhagen is reinterpreting the Koran with a focus on women’s rights, including the right to marry outside the faith and file for divorce. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports on how these Muslim women are not just fighting patriarchy, but those who use religion as justification for abuse.