DI Lecture Series: Women In Islam
By Dialogue International • Nov 20th, 2008 • Category: Video Lecture
“What kind of woman would want to be Muslim… they’re oppressed!” This unfortunate comment was heard by Lisa Killinger upon her conversion to Islam in 1979 and this lecture, in essence, is her response. She begins by debunking the myth of oppression by outlining the status of women in pre-Islamic Arabia and how Islam liberated and dignified them by giving them rights which are still practiced today. She then discusses the Muslim woman’s right to vote, to an inheritance, to a divorce, to the use of birth control, to marriage to whomever is desired, and to an education. Dr. Killinger also looks at the example of Aslamia, a companion of the Prophet (P) who is known as the first female physician in Islam.
We served dessert.
When
Thursay, November 20, 2008
5:00 pm
Where
UW-Madison
120 Ingraham Hall
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