Why Muslim Women Must Re-interpret the Quran

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from Why Muslim Women Must Re-Interpret the Quran held on July 19, 2010

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1:02:56

Why Muslim Women Must Re-interpret the Quran

Nimat Hafez Barazangi, Ph.D., Islamic and Arabic Studies, Cornell University; Author, Woman's Identity and the Quran

Laura Sydell, Correspondent, National Public Radio - Moderator

Barazangi posits that it’s time for Muslim women to have a peaceful, silent revolution, firmly grounded in the Quran. Barazangi is a researcher for feminist, gender and sexuality studies at Cornell and has worked to improve attitudes and conditions for women in Islam. Hear from this dedicated educator, who helped draft the Iraqi constitution.

This program was recorded in front of a live audience at The Commonwealth Club in San Francisco on July 19, 2010

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