Dr. Debbie Almontaser (left), with our host Hannah Meholick
Our Guest:
Our guest this time is community activist and teacher Dr. Debbie Almontaser, board president of Muslim Community Network, and founder of Bridging Cultures Group, Inc. Hannah and Debbie discuss faith and feminism.
On Feminism in Islam: “There is so much misunderstanding about the role of women in Islam. I feel that feminism has been within the Islamic tradition for the last 1,400 years … the list of ‘sheroes’ in the Islamic tradition is really vast.”
On Modesty: “How much modesty a woman should observe (or not) and who gets to judge whether she is or not, is very troubling, something we as women and our male allies need to challenge. It’s a woman’s choice… I choose to wear the hijab as a form of worship… as a connection between me and God … and I do it with pride, and dignity, and celebration.”
On Objectification of Women: “I am deeply alarmed when I look at ads to sell cars and alcohol, that they all have women in them. Women should not be the “icing on the cake’ to sell something.”
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We’d like to offer props to our underwriter, One Spirit Learning Alliance!
One Spirit Learning Alliance – an interfaith learning institute that trains spiritual leaders and offers workshops for the public to spark personal transformation. More information is at Onespiritinterfaith.org/Matters, where our listeners can find a free download of one of their teachings, “The Life We Are Called to Live.”
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“Interfaith Matters” is hosted by Hannah Meholick, and engineered and edited by Jeff Berman. Learn more about Hannah and Jeff on our website.
Intro and outro music for this episode are edited excerpts of “Maximum Relax” by Lee Rosevere, used under CC BY 4.0 / Edited from original.
