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Women and Religion in the Media

VIDEO: Moving Islamic Center 'Not' on the Table for Now, Daisy Khan Says
08/31/2010

In an exclusive interview on "This Week," Daisy Khan, one of the main backers of the mosque and Islamic community center near ground zero, told Christiane Amanpour that moving the project to another site is not currently an option they are considering. "So is moving [the center] on the table still?" Amanpour asked. "Right now it's not until we consult with all our stakeholders," Khan said.

Women Fight Exclusion In Catholic Priesthood
08/27/2010

If ever there were doubt about the relationship between the Catholic Church's spectacular failure to address the clerical child sex abuse crisis and the church's glaring system of gender apartheid, the Vatican put it to rest in July. Engendering a firestorm of criticism, their new canonical guidelines for handling and punishing the most "grave crimes" in church law revealed just how enraged the hierarchy is at women who dare to challenge them.

The Patron Saint of Baby Boomers
08/25/2010

As the 100th anniversary of the birth of Mother Teresa of Calcutta on August 26, 2010 approaches, David Van Biema — former chief religion writer at TIME and the author and editor of TIME Mother Teresa: The Life and Works of a Modern Saint — sat down to discuss the life and legacy one of the most iconic human beings of the 20th Century.

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About The Sister Fund

At The Sister Fund, we believe that gender- and social-justice work rooted in religious belief has the power to heal. We see Muslim, Christian, Jewish and other religious women who are committed to justice, passionate in their pursuits and clear about their calling as the Healers of Our Time (H.O.T.).