Published 11-18-05
Submitted by Utne Magazine
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MINNEAPOLIS,- November-December 2005 - Feminism as a timely leadership virtue, the cry to return the Muslim faith to its central message and why reading - and reading the big books -- still matter are just some of the key features in the November-December issue of Utne magazine. You can read these stories at the above links.
In a series of cover stories that look at why women, men and society at large need to "Embrace Your Feminine," Utne argues that feminine leadership and the feminine archetype of nurturing is critical to the future of our world - from business and governance to relationships and self-growth - if only to help restore balance in an era of growing environmental degradation, corruption, war, massive poverty and suffering. Editor in Chief Nina Utne interviews Nina Simons, founder of Bioneers, a nonprofit organization focused on "practical environmental solutions and innovative social strategies for restoring the earth and communities" with some engaging insights and discoveries -- like how "the idolization of the masculine has gotten us into trouble" and how "business gurus are touting feminine leadership styles."
In another piece, Lilia Sophia Tresemer suggests that the embodiment of the feminine archetype may be the historical and mysterious Mary Magdalene, whose closeness to the Christ figure makes her one of the most influential women in history (and religion). "As I watch women rediscover Mary Magdalene as an archetype, I see them wake up to [her feisty spirit and boldness...[and] change their roles." Sidebars include a Gender Quotient Test, an eye-opening look at "What the Great Thinkers Think About Women Thinking," Lisa Jervis' Counterpoint (Women need to get over themselves" and more.
Islam Reconstituted
In a moving dialogue with Parvez Ahmed, a leader of the Council on American-lslamic Relations, Executive Editor David Schimke discusses why Islam needs to reclaim itself by declaring jihad on the extremist branch that has cultivated, through terrorism, the wrong impression of the Muslim world in the West. Looking at the misconceptions about the religion's political, spiritual and moral underpinnings, Schimke and Ahmed explore how young Muslims are attracted to the distorted vision of the religion's radical ideologues, how current American foreign policy is perceived by Muslim believers and what people on all sides of the divide can do to understand the world situation and begin to move toward the core truths and worldly realizations of the Koran without fear of compromise or reprisal.
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