Founder and Member of the Moroccan Human Rights Organization, President of the Association Démocratique des Femmes du Maroc, a nongovernmental
organization working to promote and defend women's rights in Morocco
Executive Director of the Nigeria-based organization BAOBAB for Women's Human Rights, a non-profit NGO working for women’s human rights and legal rights under customary and religious law in Africa.
Director of the Women’s Resource Center of Tashkent in Uzbekistan, an organization working to achieve women’s rights, economic and social stability, and democratization in the region
Founder and Executive Director of the Afghan Institute of Learning, a women’s NGO that provides teacher training, home schooling for girls, health education, women’s leadership training, and literacy programs for Afghan refugee women and girls in Pakistan and Afghanistan
In light of the current international situation, Muslim women are engaged more actively than ever in creating and implementing programs to advocate for and establish independent, democratic, broad-based, stable communities and governments. There has never been a more important time to help empower Muslim women to play significant leadership roles in their nations’ political,
social, and economic development.
The Women’s Learning Partnership, in collaboration with partner organizations in Jordan, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan (with Afghan refugees), and Palestine, has established a women’s leadership training program that aims to empower women and strengthen civil society and democracy in Muslim societies where women face unique challenges in their struggle for social, political, and economic advancement. Leading members of these civil-society advocacy organizations from Africa, Asia, and the Middle East will review and discuss with participants the challenges they face and the potential of their work for democracy and political participation.
This lecture, co-sponsored by Women Living Under Muslim Laws (WLUML) and Women's Learning Partnership (WLP) in partnership with several other feminist organizations, and co-hosted by McGill University’s Center for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, is a conversation with renowned feminist Charlotte Bunch on navigating the current era of global backlash against women's rights.
Join women leaders from Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, and the US as they discuss how the coronavirus pandemic has impacted communities across the world. The challenges are significant: threats to health and wellbeing, increased gender-based violence, loss of income, and the erosion of human rights. In the face of these obstacles, women are responding with creativity, compassion, and courage. Speakers will highlight the innovative solutions and initiatives that women are leading to address the crisis and build a more equal future.
