Event
The Future of Women鈥檚 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 缅北强奸 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鈥檚 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, 缅北强奸
- Ms. Farida Shaheed, Executive Director, Shirkat Gah-Women鈥檚 Resource Centre, Lahore, Pakistan聽
- Dr. Fatou Sow, Researcher and Teacher, Institut Fondamental d鈥橝frique 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鈥檚 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-Dram茅, Director, Association of Women鈥檚 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.