Dr. Shirin Ebadi Keynote:
Human Rights and Women's Rights in Islam
Naropa University's Peace Studies Department and the Cordoba Initiative Present:
Human Rights and Women's Rights in Islam
(Friday, October 9, 2009, 7 p.m.)
Keynote address by Shirin Ebadi
Women's Leadership and Activism in the Muslim World
(Saturday, October 10, 2009, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.)
Opening panel including Dr. Ebadi and several other speakers
Speakers include Dr. Shirin Ebadi, Sanam Anderlini, Laleh Bakhtiar, Daisy Khan, Nader Hashemi, Micheline Ishay, Haqiqa Ochs, Liyakat Takim, Nabil Echchaibi, Ausma Khan, Jennifer Heath, Tahira Khan, Anita Khaldy and Fran Sterling.
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For more information or to purchase tickets: www.naropa.edu/ebadi
WISE Conference 2009
Over 200 Muslim Women Worldwide gathered in Kuala Lampur, Malaysia to Release "Jihad Against Violence," Launch Muslim Women's Online Portal, and Inaugurate Muslim Women's Fund.
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| In the Press |
Elass, Rasha (2009, July 17). Guiding light for gender progress. The National.
Elass, Rasha (2009, July 18). Muslim women call for change. The National.
Elass, Rasha (2009, July 18). Conference targets end to violence. The National.
(2009, July 20). Kuala Lumpur Conference Speaks Out Against Domestic Violence in Islam Wilson Center Expert Sources.
Elass, Rasha (2009, July 20). Conference told of plan for female muftis. The National.
Fatany, Samar (2009, July 29). Women's meet offers WISE advice. Arab News.
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