Sherin speaks as she's a female Imam and shares the stories left untold about psychological violence and religious control, and how to break the circle of shame, loneliness and abuse. She will shed light on how she is conquering what was once set in stone and rewriting history by challenging patriarchal structures.

Scandinavia’s first female imam, founder of the first femaleled mosque in the world, Author of Women are the Future of Islam, proud Mother of 4 and Founder and CEO of The Exitcircle, Denmark’s first selfhelp group combatting psychological violence. She is included in the BBC’s 100 Women, and has a UNESCO Global Hope Award to her name.
Scandinavia’s first female imam and founder of the first femaleled mosque in the world, Sherin advocates for combining faith and feminism to inspire change. Author of Women are the Future of Islam, activist and mother of 4, she is also Founder and CEO of The Exitcircle, Denmark’s first selfhelp group combatting psychological violence. Sherin is one of the world’s pioneering women included in the BBC’s 100 Women, and very recently received the Hero Prize, Global Hope Award under UNESCO in New York. She was invited to meet with the French President in March 2018 at the Élysée Palace to shed light on her thoughts on balancing religion and politics. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx