mr. petersen: the mosque here is the first one in scandinavia.ut islamic feminism exists in the whole world. it's quite big, especially in toronto, california -- there are many cities in the u.s. that have mixed gender mosques, also lbtq-friendly mosques. islamic feminism i is a minori, but it's a bigger minority than jihadism in the western context. reporter: to counter growing islamophobia, sherin speaks openly with international media outlets. she cites the teachings of learned islamic mystics like ibn 'arabi, who spoke about gender equality more than 800 years ago. following this example, sherin wants to empower women. on fridays, she offers prayer services for women only. ms. khankan: women come to this mosque, they listen to the khutbah, they will go home, they will have discussions with their husbands. so, slowly you will change the structure of the family. so what happens in the mosque goes way beyond the mosque -- it affects the families. reporter: sherin khankan is convinced her efforts are working -- that however slowly, society is beg