Ziba Mir-Hosseini Speaks on Islamic Feminism

Barnard College welcomes Ziba Mir-Hosseini of the University of London’s Centre for Middle Eastern and Islamic Law.

Mir-Hosseini will examine the growing confrontation between political Islam and Islamic feminism, as well as the rise of a new activism that challenges patriarchal interpretations of religious texts.

Ziba Mir-Hosseini, “The Potential & Promise of Feminist Voices in Islam” happens Thursday, October 4, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at Barnard College, James Room, 4th Floor Barnard Hall, West 117th Street and Broadway. More information is avaiiable at http://barnard.edu/events.

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