SEMINAR PROFILE

H02 -
Women in the Modern Muslim World

This seminar explores the lives of women in Modern Islamic societies. The course starts with a brief overview of the founding of Islam in 610 and its rapid rise, with specific focus on the religion's relation to women. We then examine the roles and status of women in the Islamic world today. We explore the ways in which Islam (particularly, the trend toward fundamentalism) shapes and reflects the lives of women and how women react to this trend. Sources include: films; readings of history, and especially memoirs (in order to privilege the voices of Muslim women); and discussion.

Scholar:

Maura A. Henry

Location:

Harvard Hillel

Dates:

2/10/2009, 2/26/2009, 3/12/2009

H02 -	Women in the Modern Muslim World

	This seminar explores the lives of women in Modern Islamic societies. The course starts with a brief overview of the founding of Islam in 610 and its rapid rise, with specific focus on the religion's relation to women. We then examine the roles and status of women in the Islamic world today. We explore the ways in which Islam (particularly, the trend toward fundamentalism) shapes and reflects the lives of women and how women react to this trend. Sources include: films; readings of history, and especially memoirs (in order to privilege the voices of Muslim women); and discussion.

		Scholar:	Maura A. Henry
		Location:	Harvard Hillel
		Dates:	2/10/2009, 2/26/2009, 3/12/2009