The Inter-religious Conference of European Women Theologians, or IKETH, is a conglomeration of Muslim, Christian and Jewish women who want to take religious interpretation into their own hands.

Most religions leave theological analysis up to the men, with few exceptions such as women ministers in the Protestant church.

"Until now, dialogue among women in the church was kept at the level of exchanging recipes or pouring each other tea," said Rabeya Müller, IKETH's founding member. The German, who has converted to Islam, said women only discussed daily rituals.

"But we were rarely allowed to talk about the real fundamental theological topics, or there always had to be spiritual support from the men present," Müller said.

Not about excluding men

She added that women are still being overlooked in their religious communities. In order to battle this discrimination, Müller has gotten together with some 60 women ministers, researchers and religious academics.