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Andrea Emily Stumpf
An Insta Triple Talaq
All’s well that ends well – and so we might breathe a sigh of relief with Sheikha Mahra’s latest post: Dear Father, [1] Thank you for...
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Sayyida Salme
in Our Time
How she speaks to us today
Andrea Emily Stumpf
- 5 min
A Woman's Power of the Purse
Among the culture shocks experienced by Sayyida Salme when she left Zanzibar for Germany was the loss of financial agency. She may not...
Andrea Emily Stumpf
- 5 min
Free to Have a Good Life
“Freedom” is a watchword these days, as it was in Sayyida Salme’s time. The word gets bandied about so much – as a rallying cry,...
Andrea Emily Stumpf
- 4 min
When Death Comes
Death comes to all of us until our own death arrives. Death is a fact of life, as we live a lifetime of family and friends that we lose....
Andrea Emily Stumpf
- 5 min
Women's History Month
March is Women’s History month in the United States, coinciding with International Women’s Day on March 8. As a time to highlight women’s...
Andrea Emily Stumpf
- 4 min
Rescuing Her Voice
Sayyida Salme took a monumental step when she became Emily Ruete at the age of twenty-two in 1866, shattering rules, traditions, and...
Andrea Emily Stumpf
- 3 min
Prosit Neujahr!
A new year is upon us – at least the Western new year, as a matter of convention. Other new years start at different times of year. The...
Andrea Emily Stumpf
- 3 min
The Liminal In-Between
This time of year - between the years - makes me think of all that Sayyida Salme lived between. I am writing this first blog post...
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