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Revisiting the Islamic Spirit: Women at the 2009 RIS Convention: Part 2

Posted by Krista Riley on 12 Jan 2010 / 0 Comments

This is part two of Krista’s review of the Reviving the Islamic Spirit Convention. You can see part one here. Dr. Zainab Alwani, an Islamic studies professor and community activist, was the second of the female speakers, on a panel entitled “The Apple’s Rotten Core: The Social Implications of Domestic Violence.” She listed a number […]

Revisiting the Islamic Spirit: Women at the 2009 RIS Convention: Part I

Posted by Krista Riley on 11 Jan 2010 / 0 Comments

This is part one of a two-part series reviewing the Reviving the Islamic Spirit Convention. Stay tuned tomorrow for part two! This year’s Reviving the Islamic Spirit (RIS) Convention was held in Toronto from December 25-27, 2009. Those of you who have been reading MMW for a while might remember my reflections on it last […]