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Event

The Future of Women’s Rights as Human Rights in the Muslim Contexts

Wednesday, June 7, 2017toFriday, June 9, 2017
Chancellor Day Hall NCDH 312-316, 3644 rue Peel, Montreal, QC, H3A 1W9, CA

Organized by Women Living Under Muslim Laws () in collaboration with the º«¹úÂãÎè Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism (CHRLP), this conference will provide a platform for informed dialogue and academic exchange on pressing issues in women’s rights locally and globally in the contexts of Islam and Muslim countries.

Schedule

  • June 7: 10:00-17:00, in Room 316
  • June 8: 10:00-17:00, in Room 312
  • June 9: 10:00-17:00, in Room 316

Confirmed speakers:

  • Zarizana Abdul Aziz, Co-Director, Due Diligence Project, Northeastern University School of Law, Boston MA
  • Homa Hoodfar, Professor of Anthropology, Emeritus, at Concordia University, Montreal
  • Nandini Ramanujam, Associate Professor (Professional), Executive Director & Program Director, Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism
  • Professor Vrinda Narain, Associate Professor Associate Dean, Academic, faculty of Law, º«¹úÂãÎè
  • Ms. Farida Shaheed, Executive Director, Shirkat Gah-Women’s Resource Centre, Lahore, Pakistan 
  • Dr. Fatou Sow, Researcher and Teacher, Institut Fondamental d’Afrique noire (IFAN), University Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar (Senegal), and SEDET/CNRS, University Paris-Denis Diderot, Paris (France).
  • Janine Moussa, Human Rights Lawyer, and Director of Policy and Outreach, Global Women’s Institute, George Washington University, Washington, DC.
  • Alia Hogben, Executive Director, Canadian Council of Muslim Women, Gananoque, Ontario.
  • Ariane Brunet, co-founder, Second Feminist library, Montreal (1994); co-founder of the Urgent Action Fund (1997).
  • Haddy Jonga, Gambian feminist, TV host, and Mentor and Programme Officer, Think Young Women.
  • Mariam Diallo-Dramé, Director, Association of Women’s Leadership and Sustainable Development (AFLED), Mali.
  • Fatma Eman Sakory, Advisor, FRIDA Fund, the Young Feminist Fund; co-founder, Nazra for Feminist Studies, Cairo, Egypt.

See the conference page here.

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