Do we have the courage to question our own beliefs, worldviews, and practices? Do we possess the strength to stand against the structural violence perpetuated by patriarchal institutions, both secular and religious? Are we open to hearing different perspectives and respecting opinions that differ from our own, even if we disagree with them? Are we prepared to […]
Living my faith authentically means that I will never tolerate injustice. As long as gender inequality exists, I will feel compelled to speak out and take action. FER is one of the avenues through which we pursue this, and even if we don’t achieve anything monumental, let it at least be known that we stood on the[…]
Topic: “The Role of Women in the Catholic Church”In the program “Word and Life” on HRT 1, March 5, 2021.
Online roundtable “Gender Equality in the Church for Gender Equality in Society” at the Human Rights Film Festival (December 7, 2020)
“The Female Face of God” in the program Horizons of the Spirit, a religious program on TV Slovenia, December 6, 2020. https://365.rtvslo.si/arhiv/obzorja-duha/174737441
Gender Justice and Islam: For Male Two and For Female One By Zilka Spahić Šiljak Zilka Spahić Šiljak holds a PhD in gender studies, an MA in human rights and a BA in religiousstudies. Her scope of work includes addressing cutting edge issues involving human rights,politics, religion, education and peace building with more than fifteen years of[…]
The animated film “Islam and Gender Equality” is based on a script authored by Prof. Dr. Sci.Zilka Spahić Šiljak. Additionally, Prof. Dr. Sci. Spahić Šiljak is the author of two significant books on the status of women in Islam: “Women, Religion, and Politics” (2010) and “Questioning Female, Feminist, and Muslim Identities: Postsocialist Context in Bosnia and Herzegovina[…]
Lecture: Deconstructing Toxic Masculinity through the Lens of the Encounter between Francis and Sultan Malik Zilka Sphić Šiljak
December 25, 2018 – 10:27 p.m The recently published news that a group of twenty female theologians released a collection of texts redefining the role of women in the Bible came as little surprise to feminist theologians in Croatia. The publication of the book Women’s Bible/Une Bible des Femmes and the statements made by two theology professors[…]
