Women Leading Danish Mosque Challenge Patriarchy and Right-Wing Religious Control (2/24/18)

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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.

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8 min 17 sec

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Films on Demand

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