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The Department of Philosophy and Religion in cooperation with Women’s Studies; International Studies; Student Organization and Leadership Programs, Cultural Awareness Programs; American Multicultural Students, and the College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Nebraska at Omaha presents The Anderberg Lecture Challenging Patriarchal Interpretations of Islam With
7:30 p.m. W. H. Thompson Alumni Center UNOmaha, 67th and Dodge Streets Asma Barlas is a native of Pakistan where, in 1976, she was one of the first women to be inducted into the Foreign Service. She later joined the Muslim, a leading opposition newspaper, as assistant editor. In the mid-1980s, she left Pakistan for the United States, where she eventually received political asylum. Barlas has a B.A. in English Literature and Philosophy, an M.A. in Journalism (from Pakistan), and a Ph.D. in International Studies from the University of Denver. She has published two books, Believing Women in Islam: Unreading Patriarchal Interpretations of the Qur’an (University of Texas Press, 2002) and Democracy, Nationalism and Communalism: The Colonial Legacy in South Asia (Westview Press, 1995). Public Welcome at No Charge |
