SCHOOL OF LAW

Islam and the Law: The Question of Sexism?

The University of Texas School of Law
Eidman Courtroom
Wednesday, February 4, 2004
9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Press Release

Breakfast and Reception in Jamail Pavilion..............................................................9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

Panel I: Introduction: Gender and Islamic Law................................................9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

• Introduction to Islamic Law: Primary Legal Principles, Contemporary Debates, and Social and Political Contexts- Shadi Mokhtari, J.D.
• What Is At Stake and Why Does It Matter? - Dr. Mounira Maya Charrad
  (Moderator: Sahar Aziz)

Break.....................................................................................................................11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

Panel II: Sex, Virginity, and Honor in Islam and the Muslim World................11:15 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

• The Regulation of Crimes of Honor in the Contemporary Islamic World- Lama Abu-Odeh, S.J.D.
• "Pulp Fictions": Reading Pakistani Domesticity. - Dr. Kamran Ali
• Sex, Virginity, and Honor in Islamic Law - Dr. Kecia Ali
  (Moderator: Professor Karen Engle)

Catered Lunch in the Sheffield Room........................................................................1:20 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

Panel III: Marriage and Divorce...........................................................................2:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

• The Muslim Marriage Contract: An Introduction to the Issues - Dr. Kecia Ali
• Islamic Law of Marriage and Divorce and Contemporary Contests by Islamic Feminists - A Case Study of Post-Revolutionary Iran- Shadi Mokhtari, J.D.
• Polygamy from an Islamic Law Perspective - Nabil Elibiary
• Gender in the Islamic Inheritance Code - Dr. Monzer Kahf
  (Moderator: Dr. Kamran Aghai)

Closing Remarks.....................................................................................................4:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Closing Reception in Jamail Pavilion...........................................................................5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Sponsored By: The University of Texas School of Law; The Center for Middle Eastern Studies; Student Bar Association; Texas Journal of Women and the Law; The Center for Women's and Gender Studies; The Freedom and Justice Foundation; National Lawyers Guild at UT; Muslim Law Students Association; The Human Rights Center at UT Law.