Mauritania Uses Female Islamic Guides to Fight Extremism

The following story is excerpted from Al Jazeera discussing how community women, trained in both Islamic scriptures and theology, as well as community development, are working to undo the violence and exclusion of Islamism and help Islamic practice return to its peaceful practices of the past. The link can be found here.

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