A Co-Sponsored GCWS event
Making Feminist Fitna! Islamic Feminist Disruptions
Saturday, October 22nd, 12:30 - 9 PM
Location: Lobdell Dining Room, MIT Campus Center
This is a half-day event that will bring together local Muslim feminists and allies from academia, activists, and art spaces to share, discuss, and celebrate Islamic feminist thought. The major goal is to expose a wide range of people, particularly undergraduate and graduate students, to ideas not often heard in Muslim spaces or in Muslim community. This event will consist of panel discussions, a keynote roundtable, and a breakout community discussion on women in Muslim spaces. Following the community discussion, there will be an open-mic with performances from Muslim women artists and event participants to engage in storytelling of feminist struggles.
Featured panelists and presenters include:
Dr. Kecia Ali, Department of Religion, Boston University
Saadia Yacoob, Department of Religion, Williams College
Dr. Zahra Ayubi, Department of Religion, Dartmouth College
Dr. Elora Chowdhury, Department of Women’s and Gender Studies, UMass Boston
Naila Baloch, Associate Chaplain and Muslim Advisor, Middlebury College