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EVENT DETAIL
Women’s Rights in Islam
Wednesday, May 23, 2007 6:30 – 9 pm
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This program will present three perspectives of the rights of women under Islamic law: classical legal rights and obligations, modern legal interpretations, and current professional and legal issues facing Muslim women in America and the Middle East.
Moderator:
ROBERT E. MICHAEL
Chair, Committee on Foreign and Comparative Law
Speakers:
SALEEMAH ABDUL-GHAFUR
Editor, “Living Islam Out Loud: American Muslim Women Speak”
ABED AWAD
Adjunct Professor, Rutgers Law School; Member, Board of Directors, KARAMAH (Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights)
JANET BENSHOOF
President and Founder, Global Justice Center; Chair of the Gender Justice Advisory Board; Trustee of Women’s Link Worldwide; and a Member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Sponsored by:
Committee on Foreign and Comparative Law, Robert E. Michael, Chair; Committee on Sex and Law Maria Cilenti, Chair
Co-sponsored by:
Women’s Bar Association of New York; Muslim Bar Association of New York
Please register online
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