NCC Presents: Women's Rights in Islam: Champion of Feminism or Misogynistic Faith?

Nassau Community College (NCC) will present
“Women’s Rights in Islam: Champion of Feminism or Misogynistic Faith?”
on Tuesday, Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. in the A. Holly Patterson Library.
The program will feature Nazli Chaudhry of the Islamic Center of Long
Island

During “Women’s Rights in Islam: Champion of Feminism or Misogynistic
Faith?” Chaudhry will explore women’s rights and cultural practices as
they pertain to Islam. Chaudhry, a Muslim woman, has contributed locally
and nationally — in meetings, conferences and task forces — to causes
that promote peace, understanding and tolerance among different faiths,
age groups and genders.

A graduate of the University of Calgary,
Chaudhry is currently director of interfaith programs at the Suffolk
Y Jewish Center. She also serves on the Stony Brook University
Multicultural Advisory Committee.

“Women’s Rights in Islam: Champion of Feminism or Misogynistic Faith?”
will feature some of the resources from the Bridging Cultures
Bookshelf: Muslim Journeys, a collection of materials from the National
Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association.
Major support for the Muslim Journeys Bookshelf was provided by a grant
from the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Additional support for the
arts and media components was provided by the Doris Duke Foundation for
Islamic Art. Local support for the event is provided by the A. Holly
Patterson Library at NCC and the Islamic Center of Long Island.

 

For more information about “Women’s Rights in Islam: Champion of
Feminism or Misogynistic Faith?” -- which is free, open to the public and
accessible to the disabled -- call Prof. Roseanne Humes at 516-572-7401 ext. 26033.