Let’s talk about Islam and women’s rights

Professor Mona Siddiqui will be in Cambridge from 10 to 13 March to give a series of public talks that go to the heart of the debate that surrounds Islam and rights for women. At a concluding symposium she will be joined by a panel of distinguished speakers. As a Muslim who has lived most of her life in the west, I have learnt that faith speaks to faith in a process of learning and accepting, of questioning and appreciating, of self-doubt and humility. Mona Siddiqui Public debate about women and their rights in Islam is often clouded by controversy and over-simplified. From 10 to 13 March, leading academic and media commentator Mona Siddiqui will be at Cambridge University to give a series of public lectures on Islamic thought, and its reflections on women in law, and wider religious questions. As the Humanitas Visiting Professor of Women's Rights 2014, Siddiqui will be joined in a final symposium by a distinguished panel of novelists, journalists and academics. Siddiqui's lecture on 10 March will address the question, 'Can You Text A Divorce?' as a starting point for an exploration of women's rights in Islamic law and society.