educationFeb 15, 202344:48pending

What is “’Awra”?: Women, Gendered Space, and Islamic Law

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This lecture, given by Visiting Lecturer on Islam and Women's Studies in Religion Program 2022-23 Research Associate Rahina Muazu, discusses awra (an Arabic word that is translated as nakedness, genital organs, private parts, genitalia, blemish, defects, etc.) and the female voice in Islamic law. This event took place on October 27, 2022 Learn more: https://wsrp.hds.harvard.edu/ Full transcript: https://wsrp.hds.harvard.edu/news/2023/3/4/what-%E2%80%9C%E2%80%99awra%E2%80%9D-women-gendered-space-and-islamic-law

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