.... It is very difficult for Muslims to reform Islam, as the religion has turned into a political movement, and she compares the situation to the Christian Inquisition, when any criticism against those in power was considered dangerous.
Eventually, the Inquisition was reined in. If Islamism were also curbed, she believes reform would follow, and Islam would be relegated to a personal, rather than a state matter.
Muslim women, particularly in Iran, are in the forefront of the reform of discriminatory laws because they have the most to gain, but they need grassroots solidarity in the West, similar to the support networks that were established during the battle against racial apartheid in South Africa. [The Huffington Post] Read more
