Interreligious dialogues take many shapes and may have different aims, depending on various
contexts and the partners involved. In the Norwegian context of interreligious dialogue, the Secular
Humanist Organization has been an involved party since the start of these dialogue endeavours,
entailing a re-naming of the activity into "faith and worldview dialogue" to make the inclusion visible.
But the strong presence of the Secular Humanists has also meant that the language and
epistemology of Human Rights has become a kind of lingua franca within the interreligious dialogue
in Norway, because this is a strong commitment in this worldview community. In the Norwegian
society, gender equality and gender justice is perceived as fundamental values, and there has been
suspicions and prejudices against religious communities which is apprehended not to adhere to
gender equality. This paper will discuss how engaging with discourses of Human Rights in
interreligious dialogues has shaped and possibly transformed interreligious dialogues in the
Norwegian context regarding discussions on Gender Equality and Gender Justice.