During this event, speakers will discuss issues of human rights, gender, and activism in the Middle East.

Schedule:

12:00 - 2:00 PM Lunch Panel: Human Rights, Humanitarianism and Political Activism

Panelists

• Marwa Shalaby
  Director: Women's Rights in the Middle East Program, Rice University
  "The Role of Women in Middle Eastern Parliaments and Politics"
• Mona Tajali
  Department of Women's Studies, Agnes Scott College
  "From 'Foot Soldiers' to 'Aspiring Leaders': Women and Politics in Iran and Turkey"
• Abbas Barzegar
  Department of Religious Studies, Georgia State University
  “Rights and Religion on the Humanitarian Frontier”
• Moderator: Laura Bier, School of History and Sociology, Georgia Tech

2:00 - 2:15 PM: Coffee Break

2:15 - 4:00 PM: Keynote

Keynote Speaker: Abdullahi An-Na'im
Charles Howard Candler Professor of Law, Emory University
"The Politics of Rights in a World of Wrongs: Making Rights Relevant"

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Co-Sponsored by HSOC, Modern Languages, and INTA