{"id":77838,"date":"2019-03-16T21:58:05","date_gmt":"2019-03-17T02:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=77838"},"modified":"2019-03-16T21:58:05","modified_gmt":"2019-03-17T02:58:05","slug":"equality-in-religion-a-shift-towards-a-more-inclusive-islam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/equality-in-religion-a-shift-towards-a-more-inclusive-islam\/","title":{"rendered":"Equality in religion: A shift towards a more inclusive Islam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Aqilah Allaudeen<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Newsmakers<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">Progressive Islamic activists are fighting to do Islam differently. Men and women sharing the same space in a mosque? Gay and gender non-binary Muslims welcomed?<br \/>\n<iframe title=\"Aqilah Allaudeen MEDILL NEWSMAKERS\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/323894726?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nIn this Medill Newsmakers episode, we speak to experts fighting for equality and inclusivity in Islam, and learn more about the progressive movement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Religious leaders are still trying to understand the Quran&#8217;s teachings about homosexuality in Islam. (Aqilah Allaudeen\/MEDILL)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Aqilah Allaudeen Medill Newsmakers Progressive Islamic activists are fighting to do Islam differently. Men and women sharing the same space in a mosque? Gay and gender non-binary Muslims welcomed? 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