Diversity in Muslim Communities Topic of FGSS Symposium

Olivia DrakeOctober 20, 20082min
Guest panelist Yvonne Haddad, professor Islam history and Christian-Muslim relations at Georgetown University, speaks at the Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program's annual symposium held Oct. 10 at Wesleyan.
Guest panelist Yvonne Haddad, professor Islam history and Christian-Muslim relations at Georgetown University, speaks at the Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program's annual symposium held Oct. 10 at Wesleyan.
The event  brought together panelists such as Arzoo Osanloo, professor of anthropology at the University of Washington, who are working on gender issues in Muslim communities, spanning Southeast Asia, North Africa, Britain, the Middle East and North America.
The event brought together panelists such as Arzoo Osanloo, professor of anthropology at the University of Washington, who are working on gender issues in Muslim communities, spanning Southeast Asia, North Africa, Britain, the Middle East and North America.

Social Changes and Diversity in Muslim Communities." It was open to faculty and students from all departments and majors. (Photos by Intisar Abioto '09)
The symposium's topic was "Islam and Gender: Social Changes and Diversity in Muslim Communities." It was open to faculty and students from all departments and majors. (Photos by Intisar Abioto '09)