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Breaking Barriers: Womxn Imams in Conversation

Date:
Thursday, November 7, 2024
Time:
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Location:
FIMS and Nursing Building (FNB)
Room: Creative Commons (2nd floor)
Cost:
Free
Headshot of Sheima Benembarek.

Join us for a groundbreaking public event bringing together three pioneering womxn imams from Canada, Denmark, and England, moderated by Sheima Benembarek, author of Halal Sex: The Intimate Lives of Muslim Womxn in North America.

The imams will provide a global perspective on issues such as gender equality in religious spaces, the role of womxn in Islamic leadership, and the future of feminism and faith in a rapidly changing world. This distinctive occasion offers attendees the chance to engage with leaders who are reshaping the conversation in Islam.

Everyone is welcome.

Attend in-person: Register.
Attend online: Register on Zoom.

Featuring:

Imama Farheen Khan (she/her), Women's Mosque of Canada (Toronto)

Imama Sherin Khankan (she/her), Mariam Mosque (Copenhagen, Denmark)

Imamx Asma Bhol (they/them), formerly of Inclusive Mosque Initiative (London, UK)

This event is hosted by the FIMS Asper Fellowship in Media.

Host:
Faculty of Information and Media Studies
Contact:
FIMS Communications
fims-communications@uwo.ca


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