Muslim Journeys: The Rise of Islamic Feminism

Join us at SPL for a
talk on Islamic feminism with journalist Elisabeth Segran, who’s been
traveling the Muslim world and meeting women who are re-thinking and
changing their place in their society.

For centuries, many Muslim women felt they had to choose between
feminism and their faith. However, around the world, Muslim
women are reexamining the Qua’ran and discovering that it
is possible to fight for their rights from within the Islamic tradition.

 Elizabeth Segran is a writer who received her Ph.D. in
South and Southeast Asian Studies. from the University of California, Berkeley. She
contributes to The Atlantic, The Nation, Foreign Affairs and Salon.