04-27-2007 :: Womens Rights - GW University

CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF ISLAM AND DEMOCRACY

The Rights of Women in Islam and Muslim Societies
Eighth Annual Conference

Jack Morton Auditorium – George Washington University
GW Media and Public Affairs Building, First Floor
Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro (Orange and Blue Lines)


TENTATIVE PROGRAM

Friday, April 27, 2007

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Registration

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Welcoming Remarks
Dr. Asma Afsaruddin, Chair, Program Committee
Dr. Radwan Masmoudi, CSID President

9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Session 1
Discourses on Women's and Human Rights
Chair: Tamara Sonn
“Mixing Morality and Politics and its Impact on Women’s Human Rights”
Ingrid Sandole-Staroste, Adjunct Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Women Studies Program, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WorldMuslimCongress/post?postID=F3EsV34xittljf4bdDjXHmo3d2FJQJh9O642ExE5DyKZ-Is7pRcU_1_JidPX6M2-yrvNSXOxAVs

“The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt: A Preliminary Assessment of its Positions on Religious Freedom, Women and Religious Minorities”
Alejandro Beutel, Minaret Freedom Institute, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WorldMuslimCongress/post?postID=o04yn3AapRl9gSCtQBYDxGn_VE_6-QTDDv_CcMCxTUK-EcXEjLmbbVHUibxAaVBSCdTMt5T40AMFrF5ccfJ8zYcVeA

“The Development of Islamic Feminism: Emancipation of Women; Opportunities towards the development of Democracy and Universal Human Rights
Shajeda Dewan , University College London, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WorldMuslimCongress/post?postID=w5_tzKiYKezoL5WEEcD_kn5T-NRe8CYz3lE9koq7176tGGRGJEdPSKXIhULjHU_wKjtsKKi3vD2ra1xPiYmHKcrllQ

10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Break

11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Session 2
The Rights of Women and Minorities
Chair: Mariam Memarsadeghi
“Women and Judicial Decision-Making: The Status and Role of Women in Judiciary in Iran”
Reza Eslami Somea, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, Tehran University, Iran, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WorldMuslimCongress/post?postID=LfxEwhQbgHzGt3JmdjBrt4y7Tsw2sPAxwsWfRj9hS8biWkgUaXGM2yU5AOE4lUqbv2iL-DgKjrTC

“The rights of women and minorities in islam and muslim societies”
Sanae EL Mellouki, Student at Mohammed V University Faculty of Humanities, RABAT, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WorldMuslimCongress/post?postID=oK_p8kS3HZ2pt5tkwyftnA-2h5KOSu9dha-i1IVAEUa0macIVukNqmvEm0VUS3YO8yFfTLMFCZnhvfvlwuMb

“Challenges Facing Women Human Rights Defenders”
Archana Pyati, Senior Associate, Human Rights Defenders Program, Human Rights First, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WorldMuslimCongress/post?postID=WEBlj0K_7gHCWCu0ukI-yEPuAOtwU1irYFfimOeLTtVfgY-OqHUkBM_TVeKIXCvJ4f_E97rI0QKnGLcWkIcpAPIcARk

12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Jumah Prayer and Lunch

2:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Session 3
Islamic Feminisms: Rereading Texts and Tradition
Chair: Margot Badran
“Reclaiming their rights through Islam: Islamist feminism in Turkey”
Negar Razavi, Council on Foreign Relations, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WorldMuslimCongress/post?postID=KoNeJIZk_QuN64WfmkDsl2wLm6tHRSZrwIDVIQoN8owt0JoWjoHo-jz09p8jgyRqUOdyNciVGA

“Revolution from Within”
Christina Sommers, Resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WorldMuslimCongress/post?postID=pCShqGbLXKxugDRExFmhuuL9MMkbBMd1Za5QfDYDavlxJfPJO_Z0FlDuOd3JobcTEZ72qFKsi2Q

“Fundamentalism, Gender, and the Discourses of Veiling (Hijab) in Contemporary Iran”
Fatemeh Sadeghi, Assistant lecturer, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WorldMuslimCongress/post?postID=l3GftMF-1OD5RFwvXBQqgMmXMoHjF4KWlkx6QHuDtz_osjsWIHGcmK_oGm_LrRNxVXmRM8G5cmCHHXX2

4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Break

4:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Session 4
Women's Political and Social Empowerment
Chair: Azizah al-Hibri
“Spiritual Capital of Politically Engaged Women in Kuwait”
Alessandra González, Sociology Graduate Program, Baylor University, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WorldMuslimCongress/post?postID=A41_V-xjToiZgVv_-pLZm0DJxy-ZF8v1PK_YOOlqS2BP1ykNl3BhFs5o3V04O-QmfYpbR_fOhjX7Uyp4FUPUGY-XZZ4O5Q

“Engaging Muslim Women in Civic and Social Change: the Canadian Experience”
Nuzhat Jafri and Salima Ebrahim, Canadian Council of Muslim Women (CCMW), http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WorldMuslimCongress/post?postID=4gGnzj-_kX95CxQocJW70fpWHFvZEXYtHAOXSjN1R0pAvczimPQ21X0xW6gO26R4-mM_3UgCvrAoesd_kATemMWl and http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WorldMuslimCongress/post?postID=ylVnbsOcaEMMurtAh8WMq7LM0ZadIny5cj6ej9SDqVoOyBSJTYynKhxlsx2mJ3EeLC-GIeY1EO7vmLQpnKyH0sZN5_frsM-nkQ

“Islamic Women’s Activism In UAE Civil Society”
Wanda Krause, Department of Political Science at the University of. Guelph, Canada, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WorldMuslimCongress/post?postID=5xnd1NP_IYjlfeXGp47ceh7CxcoxzC7nlC3uC3NqZ6eF1mPKxYK9Jnkk7PMIrWpm7INpvwwkpyzqFVUou-YtTw

“Changing Patterns of Madrasa Education for Women: An Inside Story of Madrasas in Karachi Pakistan”
Dr. Abdul Aziz Dinar, Education Officer, ITREB Karachi, Pakistan, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WorldMuslimCongress/post?postID=7uJ878jWeJzmBPMTsPdmhV7K_FU6mbNLzLxjwMUf0HTE7Y9hEKQVBLyj_QC-ZMVGSsyqs5TnGLi23Du7KDXlmSI

“How do traditional views on women and gender roles affect women s participation in the political and economic spheres?”
Christina Tobias-Nahi, Director of Public Affairs, Islamic Relief, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WorldMuslimCongress/post?postID=kE9zg_grtOCrVaHh2Gha7X984DOqaEsObjX4UUVoQSzvg-xPgomCZR5Vy9XVh0PnM7zZFa8

7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Annual Banquet Dinner

(Washington Marriott Hotel, 1221 22nd Street)

Invited Banquet Keynote Speakers:

Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs

Keith Ellison, U.S. Congressman

Shirin Ebadi, Iranian Democracy and Human Rights Activist





CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF ISLAM AND DEMOCRACY

Eighth Annual Conference

The Rights of Women in Islam and Muslim Societies
Friday, April 27, 2007

Jack Morton Auditorium – George Washington University
GW Media and Public Affairs Building, First Floor
805 21st Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20052
Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro (Orange and Blue Lines)
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Pre-Registration
By April 13
On-site Registration
After April 13
Registration Without Dinner
Banquet Dinner Only
Member
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Non-Member
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â–¡ $80.00
â–¡ $ 70.00
A Couple
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Student
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Registration includes continental breakfast, banquet dinner, and coffee breaks. Registration includes the Banquet Dinner, but does not include lodging or lunch. Payment must be received by Friday April 13 to qualify for pre-registration rates. Mail registration form with payment to:
CSID Conf. Registration- 1625 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Suite 601, Washington, D.C. 20036
For further information, please visit our website http://www.csidonline.org/ and contact CSID Conference Coordinator, Sherif Mansour, at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WorldMuslimCongress/post?postID=3cSae5BWu6dZgDxM6Ckj-D0KAW1HOmcWy25l2s20rIrYvHWBUeE6uOtzmuTpF3VYnnLsHVAKc92Dhel8cxbDQ5N1 Or call (202) 265-1200.