‘We have focused too much on the rituals and compartmentalised our monotheism. We have lost the heart of the religion,’ she says over Skype, in a cafe near her home in Southern Carolina. Mogahed, who holds a degree in psychology, has struck a chord with many Muslims, especially young Muslim women, with her ideas on love, relationships and spirituality – interrelated topics rarely discussed in conventional Islamic circles. However, with the spectacular rise of Yasmin Mogahed, 34, an Egyptian born American, things are changing. Whilst there is an array of scholars ready to give fatwas on marital relationships, advice on Muslim’s seeking spouses, and words of wisdom to those getting divorced, the female voice on these topics is generally unheard. This is particularly the case when it comes to controversial and emotional topics such as marriage and relationships.
Prominent Muslim women’s voices are generally lacking in mainstream discourse.
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