Women's Rights in Islam and Culture

By: Alaa Murabit   Source: Ted Jul 21, 2015 No Comments

Category: Featured, Life & Society, Videos Topics: Misconceptions, Muslim Women Views: 1214
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TED: Alaa Murabit's family moved from Canada to Libya when she was 15.

Before, she’d felt equal to her brothers, but in this new environment, she sensed big prohibitions on what she could accomplish. As a proud Muslim woman, she wondered: was this really religious doctrine? With humor, passion, and a refreshingly rebellious spirit, she shares how she discovered examples of female leaders from across the history of her faith — and how she launched a campaign to fight for women's rights using verses directly from the Koran.

  Category: Featured, Life & Society, Videos
  Topics: Misconceptions, Muslim Women
Views: 1214

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