Starr Forum: Digital Feminism in the Arab Gulf
When:
Thursday, Nov 21, 2019 4:30p -
6:00p
Thursday, Nov 21, 2019 4:30p -
6:00p
Where:
MIT E15-070 Bartos Theater
20 Ames Street
Cambridge, MA 02142
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
Lectures & Conferences
Event website:
http://calendar.mit.edu/event/StarrForum-DigitalFeminism
Featuring Mona Eltahawy, American-Egyptian journalist, speaker, and author of "The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls"
Speaker:
Mona Eltahawy is an award-winning columnist and international public speaker on Arab and Muslim issues and global feminism. She is based in Cairo and New York City. She is the author of "The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls," released September 2019.
Discussant:
Hala Aldosari is a Saudi scholar and activist whose work focuses on women’s rights in Arab societies, violence against women, and the “guardianship” system in Saudi Arabia. She joined the MIT Center for International Studies (CIS) as its 2019 Robert E Wilhelm Fellow.
Books will be signed and sold at the event.
Free & open to the public | Refreshments served
Can't attend in person? Watch it on Facebook live or on-demand on YouTube at http://bit.ly/CISYouTube.
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