Imam of Mariam Mosque in Copenhagen - Sherin Khankan
Is Islam ready to empower women? Stephen Sackur speaks to Sherin Khankan who became Scandinavia鈥檚 first female Imam when she opened the Mariam mosque in Copenhagen
Almost two billion of the world鈥檚 people are Muslim, and yet half of them, the female half, have traditionally played little or no role in the institutions of their faith. That is changing, albeit very slowly. Stephen Sackur speaks to Sherin Khankan who became Scandinavia鈥檚 first female Imam when she opened the Mariam mosque in Copenhagen. Her focus on women鈥檚 rights in a 21st Century brand of Islamic practice has stirred controversy and debate far beyond Denmark鈥檚 borders. Is Islam ready to empower women?
(Photo: Sherin Khankan. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)
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