"Exercising a woman's right to preach
NICHOLAS BIRCH IN KONYA, TURKEY
SULE Yuksel Uysal does a job whose very existence confirms Turkey's place on the frontline of Islamic reform.
Appointed 18 months ago by Turkey's directorate of religious affairs, or Diyanet, Ms Uysal is one of 200 state-paid 'vaize', or female preachers. Women acted informally as preachers in the early days of Islam, but they have never before been officially recognised as such."
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