"Who Says Shari'a Demands the Stoning of Women?  An Introduction to Islamic Law and Why It Matters for Feminism"

Dr. Asifa Quraishi will draw from her work on adultery cases in Pakistan and Nigeria to introduce the basic workings of Islamic law in both classical and contemporary contexts.  She will pay particular attention to international feminist work, and the interaction between contemporary feminist and Islamist activists, and the resulting (often negative) impact on Muslim women.

Plan to join us on Tuesday, February 9 for this exciting program. The entrees for this meeting will be: Coq au vin or baked eggplant napoleon. Guests are welcome to attend this meeting. The guest fee is $25. Please pay on-line when you register your guest. Please note that we accept only Visa or MasterCard and the address provided must be the same as on the card. RSVPs are requested by February 4. February Lunch Registration

Asifa Quraishi is an Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School, where she teaches courses in Islamic law and U.S. Constitutional Law.  She holds a doctorate from Harvard Law School and other degrees from Columbia Law School, the University of California at Davis, and the University of California at Berkeley.  She has served as law clerk in United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Her recent publications include: “Who Says Shari’a Demands the Stoning of Women?  A Description of Islamic Law and Constitutionalism,” “Interpreting the Qur’an and the Constitution: Similarities in the Use of Text, Tradition and Reason in Islamic and American Jurisprudence,” “No Altars: a Survey of Islamic Family Law in the United States” (with co-author Najeeba Syeed-Miller), and “Her Honor: An Islamic Critique of the Rape Laws of Pakistan from a Woman-Sensitive Perspective.”

She was a founding board member of the National Association of Muslim Lawyers (NAML), sister organization to Muslim Advocates.  She served on the Task Force on Religion and the Making of U.S. Foreign Policy for the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, and is on the governing boards of the Nawawi Foundation, the Journal of Law and Religion, the Lubar Institute for the Study of Abrahamic Religions (LISAR), and the Section on Islamic Law for the Association of American Law Schools.  She also has long-term relationships with American Muslims Intent on Learning and Activism (AMILA), the Muslim Youth Camp of California, the Muslim Women’s League, and Karamah: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights.