Musawah x The University of Tokyo　Gender Equality & Islam

Date: Thursday, October 19, 2023, 5pm – 7pm（JST）
Venue: Online (Free Participation)
Language: English

Webinar: Justice and Beauty in Muslim Marriage
　Two editors of this book will share their ideas about Islamic feminism, family law, and marriage. This book, coordinated by the Musawah movement for equality and justice in the Muslim family, brings together a diverse group of scholars.
　This event is a platform for everyone interested in discussions about how egalitarian marital relations can be supported within existing Islamic traditions.

Speakers:
Dr. Mulki Al-Sharmani
　Associate Professor of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at University of Helsinki, Finland. She is also a member of the knowledge building working group in Musawah, researching on contemporary Muslim family laws and their relationship to classical Islamic jurisprudence, etc.

Dr. Ziba Mir-Hosseini
　Professorial Research Associate at the Centre for Islamic and Middle Eastern Law, SOAS, University of London. She is a legal anthropologist, specializing in Islamic law, gender and Islamic feminism, and a founding member of Musawah.

Moderators:
　Dr. Emi Goto (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, ILCAA)
　Mona Tang (MA student, The University of Tokyo)

Organizer:
　Dr. Kartika Diana (The University of Tokyo)

Supporters:
・Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A): Research Project on Islam and Gender
・Research Center for Sustainable Peace (RCSP)
・Institute of Advanced Global Studies (IAGS), The University of Tokyo

Please register here or by QR code
(by October 18, Zoom details will be sent to registered participants）

Contact event organizer:
Mona Tang (to-mona099[a]g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp) ※please change [a] to @