At a time when words are increasingly used to conceal rather than reveal, when slogans echo louder than conversations, and noise replaces silence, an encounter between two thoughtful, ethically grounded individuals becomes a rarity—almost a phenomenon. In this dialogue, guided by the hand of academician Nerzuk Ćurak—one of the last bards of Bosnian-Herzegovinian intellectual integrity and peace […]
Professor Zilka Spahić Šiljak spoke at the Krister Stendahl Memorial Lecture in the Great Church Hall in the Old Town of Stockhom, November 14, 2024. The Annual lecture was about feminist interfaith approaches in peacebuilding in the Balkans region. Professor Spahić Šiljak elaborated about the intersection of peace, interreligious encounters, and feminism. She show edhow important it[…]
Anić challenges the idea of conceptualizing the Church as a woman, a notion somewhat aligned with Pope Francis’ perspective: “The Church is not a woman but an institution led by men. The Pope is urging women to demasculinize the Church and combat clericalism. However, the Church’s division into Apostolic-Petrine and Marian aspects perpetuates clericalism by tying the[…]
Organized by the TPO Foundation from Sarajevo and the Ecumenical Women’s Initiative from Omiš, the first online FER School, “Feminism and Religion,” recognized its 2021/2022 cohort with a certificate ceremony on October 8, 2022, at the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Prof. Dr. Zdravko Grebo in Sarajevo. The certificates were presented by Prof. Dr. Sci.Zilka Spahić Šiljak, program[…]
According to the census, a decrease in the number of believers in Croatia has been recorded, with the number of Catholics decreasing by seven percent over ten years, while the number of atheists has increased. The trend of declining religious affiliation and a slight increase in atheists and non-believers in Croatian society has multiple causes. Peace activist[…]
Topic: “The Role of Women in the Catholic Church”In the program “Word and Life” on HRT 1, March 5, 2021.
“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
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[…]
