Ingrid Mattson
Women are finding new ways to influence male-led faiths
By Thalia Plata and Emily Costello — January 11, 2022
(The Conversation) — Three female academics discuss how women are forging new pathways in faith leadership throughout religions that traditionally have been patriarchal.
Women seek diverse paths to leadership in Islamic spaces
By Mariam Fam and Aysha Khan — December 8, 2021
CAIRO (AP/RNS) — The formal ranks of Islamic leadership remain largely filled with men, but many women are finding other paths to leadership.
How new role models are inspiring young Muslim women to reimagine their lives
By Liz Bucar and Amanda Randone — March 29, 2019
(RNS) — Reasserting an earlier tradition of strong female voices, Muslim high school and college students are dedicated to making change inside and outside Islam.
What Muslims want in a new pope
By Omar Sacirbey — March 11, 2013
(RNS) The selection of the 266th pope comes at a critical juncture in Muslim-Catholic relations, which have been marred by persecution of Christians in the Muslim world, Islamophobia in Western countries and rioting between Muslims and Christians across Africa.
Can you be a good Muslim and still have a dog?
By Omar Sacirbey — September 14, 2012
(RNS) It's "Walk your Dog In Front of a Mosque Day,'' and it's not meant as a joyous occasion. Muslims’ alleged canine-phobia is often cited by critics of Islam as an example of how Western values and the faith are incompatible. Yet many Muslims the world over have dogs, and dogs figure prominently is some Islamic countries. By Omar Sacirbey.
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