The author of Scandinavia's first female-drove mosque is a calm "imama" who has irritated moderates with her perspectives on marriage yet others say her venture is not sufficiently dynamic.
The Mariam Mosque opened in March and held its first Friday petition in August, when Danish-conceived imam Saliha Marie Fetteh addressed around 60 ladies - simply over portion of them Muslim - about female researchers in Islam and ladies' rights.
"It was incredible and exceptionally moving," said Ozlem Cekic, a Turkey-conceived Danish reporter and previous administrator, who went to the sermon.
"I trust it will fortify Islam."
Christian and Jewish people group pioneers likewise went to the petition.
"Discussing ladies' rights is not a Western marvel, it's an Islamic perfect," Sherin Khankan - one of the five female imams-in-preparing - told AFP in a meagerly outfitted room where the week by week supplications are held.
Arabic calligraphy and Islamic writing enhance its white dividers, however the hints of a clamoring Copenhagen road pervade into the flat.
A "mysterious giver" is paying the rent of the mosque, situated in a working in a territory that is a standout amongst the most costly in Copenhagen.
The 42-year-old mother of four was conceived in Denmark. She depicts her dad, a Syrian political outcast who wedded a Finnish lady, as "a women's activist symbol".
Her Christian mother would quick amid Ramadan with whatever is left of the family, while Muslim relatives would join her in chapel on uncommon events.
Between confidence discourse has dependably been key to Khankan who recently openly met with French female rabbi Delphine Horvilleur in Copenhagen.
In 2001 she established "Basic Muslims", a gathering advancing "a popularity based and pluralistic way to deal with Islam."
After one month, the 9/11 assaults in New York dramatically affected how Muslims were seen far and wide, and she ended up investing more energy protecting Islam.
The part of Islam in Denmark went under recharged concentrate a year ago after a Danish-Palestinian shooter murdered a producer and a Jewish security monitor in twin assaults in Copenhagen.