MUSLIM WOMEN'S COLLOQUIUM

EVENT ORGANISED BY: GIO KERALA

2017 FEBRUARY 25-26

Starting at 09:30 am

MUSLIM WOMEN'S COLLOQUIUM

EVENT ORGANISED BY: GIO KERALA

2017 FEBRUARY 25-26

Starting at 09:30 am

5

Sessions

25

Papers

280

Delegates
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Girls Islamic Organization

Girls Islamic Organization intends to reform and update the girls and enhance their power of action and reaction. Standing firm on the ground of Islam, GIO aims at becoming the light bearers of social change.

MUSLIM WOMEN'S COLLOQUIUM

'Women in Islam' is a subject of interest to many. Through 'MUSLIM WOMEN'S COLLOQUIUM', GIO intends to create a platform to look deep into the subject taking into consideration the contradictions and complexities. Anyone who wants to share their knowledge and improve their conscious on the above subject is welcomed to be a part of the conference.

Concept Note

There is a need to interrogate the public discourse happening around Muslim women from different socio-political perspectives. This includes the debates on Muslim women rights, identity formation , issues of representation, etc. On the one hand, there are stereotypes circulating around victimized and suppressed Muslim women primarily by men in their community. On the other hand, there is an idealised representation about Muslim women which argues that they are completely free from the issue of power from her own community. New studies on Muslim women and the activism of the Muslim women social movements have questioned this binary to bring forth a nuanced critical approach for understanding the Muslim women question.

It is only recently that the issue of Muslim women started to receive public attention in this part of the world especially in academic studies on gender. However, during the 1980’s , a number of powerful Muslim women social movements emerged in different parts of the world, and these movements played a significant role in shifting the debates around Muslim women . Girls Islamic Organisation (GIO) in Kerala is part of the historical legacy of the Muslim women's movement that emanates from that period.

The larger context of the knowledge production around Muslim women question is influenced by the postmodern / post structuralist/postcolonial turn in social theory realizing the limitations of the hegemonic knowledge politics of gender. The new shift in social theory challenged the way Islam is represented in binaries of modern/traditional, secular/religious, public/private, progressive/conservative etc.These explorations in contemporary knowledge politics have taken the debates forward by analyzing the Muslim women question shaped by the politics of religion, race, class, coloniality, caste, gender, sexuality, region and so on.

In the contemporary Indian scenario, the so called ‘victim position’ of Muslim women is used as a sophisticated tool against the Muslim minority community. In this context, Muslim women need to come out and speak about Muslim women rights without the mediation of the dominant paradigm of knowledge production and the cultural/political elites in the Indian public sphere.

GIO Kerala is conducting a colloquium on the Muslim women question to facilitate an autonomous conversation of Muslim women and her allies. GIO is creating a platform for discourses on Muslim women and this includes discussion on Islamic texts, the politics of Muslim women, the history of Muslim women lives, the experiences of Muslim women from different regions , the socio-political and cultural backgrounds of the Muslim women question, and the analysis of various Muslim social movements . The conference also aims for an edited volume by compiling the conference presentation.

To prepare for the conference, GIO conducted two workshops on June 26, 27, 28 at Al Jamia Shanthapuram and August 13,14,15 at Irshadiya College. We are also planning to conduct a lecture series before the colloquium.

The Conference would be on February 25 and 26 at Calicut. December 30th is the last date for sending in the abstracts. The abstract must not exceed more than 300 words. The complete paper must be submitted before January 25.

GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS

Abstract should give a clear and concise idea about the paper being presented in no more than 300 words. Send your abstracts to 'muslimwomenscolloquium@gmail.com'.

Only the abstracts received before the deadline will be considered for presentation.

The final papers should be submitted before 25-01-2017. Late submissions will not be entertained.

Themes and Subjects

1. Muslimah Theology and gender hermeneutics of Islam.
2. Epistemology, tradition and question of authority in Islam.
3. Identity and representations of Muslim women.
4. Muslim gender politics : Decolonial approaches .
5. Muslim women lives and biographies.

Conference Schedule

2-day Schedule Breakdown
Welcome
:

Fasna Mian (Secretary, GIO Kerala)

Chair
:

M.I Abdul Azeez (Ameer, JIH Kerala)

Inauguration
:

Flavia Agnes (Women’s Rights Lawyer)

Chief Guest
:

Engineer Muhammed Saleem (Secretary General, JIH)

Felicitation Addresses
:

  • Adv. Noorbina Rasheed
  • Shameema Islahiya (President, MGM)
  • K.K Fathima Zuhra (Secretary, JIH Kerala)
  • Fathima Thahliya (President, Haritha)
  • Sareena V (Administrative Officer, JDT Islam Orphanage)
  • Vote of thanks
    :

    Nasira Thayyil (Convenor, MWC)

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    • 9:30AM to 11:40 AM
    • JDT Islam, Auditorium
    CHAIR :

    DR. VARSHA BASHEER (Affiliated Faculty at IRDP, Centre for Race and Gender, University of California Berkeley)

    Contribution of Ayisha(R) in spreading the Prophet’s Message
    SPEAKER :

    Rahmathunnisa A (Vice President, Women’s Wing, JIH Kerala)

    Women in the Quran: Identity and Representation
    SPEAKER :

    P.M.A Gafoor (Former State President, MSM)

    Muslim Woman – Vision of Muhammed Abdu
    SPEAKER :

    Farha O.A (AlJamia Al Islamiya, Santhapuram)

    Gender Justice: Unreading Patriarchical Interpretations of Quran
    SPEAKER :

    V.A.M Ashrof (Secretary, International Interfaith Dialogue India,Kochi)

    The hermeneutical fight for Muslim Women’s Right’sTowards a Scriptural Hermeneutics of Islamic Feminism
    SPEAKER :

    Sahla K (M A English, Calicut University)

    Women in Religious Traditions
    SPEAKER :

    Mohammed Shameem (Writer)

    Gender Justice in Quran: An Analytical Study
    SPEAKER :

    Dr. Jabir Amani (HoD, Department of Arabic and Islamic Finance, SS College, Areacode)

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    • 11:40 AM - 1:40 PM
    • JDT Islam, Auditorium
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    FLAVIA AGNES
    Topic :

    Muslim Women and the Politics of Uniform Civil Code

    • 02:30 PM to 03:00 PM
    • JDT Islam, Auditorium
    CHAIR :

    V.A Kabeer (Chief Editor, IPH)

    The Question of Authenticity: Perceptions on Female Exegesis of Quran
    SPEAKER :

    Basima Shahana.V (M.Phil Scholar, School of Social Sciences, UoH)

    Feminine Spirituality: Examining the Role of Muslim Woman as ‘Abd Allah’ and ‘Khalifah’
    SPEAKER :

    Fathima Madari (Graduate Student, Ibn Khaldoon Institute of Social Science, Kuttiady)

    Islamic Liberation Theology and Gender Hermeneutics in the Works of Farid Esack
    SPEAKER :

    K.T.Hussain (Assistant Director, IPH)

    An Analysis of The Verse 4:34
    SPEAKER :

    Shahanaz K.V (Asst. Professor, MES College of Engineering, Kuttippuram )

    Commentaries of Holy Quran – A re-Reading in Female Perspective
    SPEAKER :

    Muhammed Bilal (Al Jamia Al Islamiya, Santhapuram)

    A critical study of misinterpreted traditions (hadith)
    SPEAKER :

    Niyas A.K (Al Jamia Al Islamiya, Santhapuram)

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    • 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    • JDT Islam, Auditorium
    MODERATOR :

    K.P Salwa (Former State President, GIO Kerala)

    Decolonising Gender: A Muslimah Perspective
    SPEAKER :

    Dr. Varsha Basheer (Affiliated Faculty at IRDP, Centre for Race and Gender, University of California Berkeley)

    Problematizing Feminism in India
    SPEAKER :

    Dr. Jenny Rowena (Asst. Professor, Miranda House, University of Delhi)

    Gendering the Muslim and Public Discourses in Kerala
    SPEAKER :

    A.S Ajith Kumar (Writer, Musician, Activist)

    Insider/Outsider: The Subject of Muslim Feminism in India
    SPEAKER :

    Dr. Sherin B.S (Asst. Professor, Dept. Of Comparative Literature, EFLU, Hyderabad)

    Islamic Reformism and Muslim Women
    SPEAKER :

    R Yusuf (Asst. Professor, International Islamic University, Malaysia)

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    • 5:00 PM - 06:40 PM
    • JDT Islam, Auditorium
    CHAIR :

    Dr. Jenny Rowena (Asst. Professor, Miranda House, University of Delhi)

    Changing Notions of Public Sphere and Muslim Women: The Role of Social Reformism in Kerala
    SPEAKER :

    Khadeeja Mangat (Ph.D candidate, Centre for Study of Social Systems, JNU)

    Partition and Purity : Muslim Women as Intruders
    SPEAKER :

    Feba Rasheed (M.Phil Candidate, Dept. of English,University of Delhi)

    Gender Norms in the Works of Moyinkutty Vaidyar: A Critical Reflection
    SPEAKER :

    Dr.V Hikmathulla (Asst. Professor,Dept. Of Malayalam and Kerala Studies, University of Calicut)

    Minority Identity and Gender Justice: Contextualising Judicial Concerns on Muslim Women.
    SPEAKER :

    Adv. Fasila.A.K (Indian Law Institute, New Delhi)

    Media and Woman: Representation of Muslim Women in Mainstream Media
    SPEAKER :

    Juveria Iram (Ph.D Candidate, Osmania University, Hyderabad)

    The discourse of ethics,legality and the formation of gender in Islam
    SPEAKER :

    Farhana Ashique (Graduate Student, Daulat Ram College, University of Delhi)

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    • 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
    • JDT Islam, Auditorium
    CHAIR :

    Dr. Sherin B.S (Asst. Professor, Dept. Of Comparative Literature, EFLU, Hyderabad)

    Social engagements, participation and liberty – a re-reading
    SPEAKER :

    O.V Sajitha

    Political Economy of Migration in Muslim Matrilineal Families
    SPEAKER :

    Ansiya Rahman (Ph.D Candidate, School of Economics, Central University of Kerala)

    Kamala Surayya: A Spiritual Reading
    SPEAKER :

    Amal Abdulrahman (IIT, Madras)

    Muslim Women in India: A Contemporary Perspective
    SPEAKER :

    Fousiya Shams (Sub. Editor, Aramam)

    Political Intervention of Muslim Women
    SPEAKER :

    Husna Mumthaz (Al Jamia Al Islamiya, Santhapuram)

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    • 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
    • JDT Islam, Auditorium
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    Dr. Insha Malik

    (PhD Political Theory and Gender Studies Jawaharlal Nehru University, India

    Former Fox International Fellow, Yale University, USA

    Assist Professor at School of International Studies, Tehran, Iran )

    • 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
    • JDT Islam, Auditorium
    CHAIR :

    Ajith Kumar A.S (Writer, Musician, Activist)

    Sufism and Gender:A contemporary Perspective
    SPEAKER :

    Ummul Fayiza P.P (M.Phil Candidate, Centre For Political Studies, JNU)

    Kerala Muslim Women Historiography Disengaging With Modernity
    SPEAKER :

    Marva M (Integrated Masters, IIT Madras)

    Gendered world: A Study of Madrasa Primary Textbooks in Kerala
    SPEAKER :

    Noorunnida.M (Ph.D Candidate, Centre for Women Studies, UoH)

    Fetishizing The ‘Veiled’ Self : Gendered Islamophobia And The ‘Politics’ Of (Mis)Representation
    SPEAKER :

    Simi K Salim (M.A English, Jamia Milliyya Islamiyya, New Delhi)

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    • 11:35 AM - 01:15 PM
    • JDT Islam, Auditorium
    CHAIR :

    SUHAILA M.K

    Ladeeda Sakhaloon (Kannur University)
    Bhupali Vitthal Magare (M.Phil Candidate, Centre for African Studies, JNU)
    Sreeja Neyyattinkara (State Secretary, Welfare Party Kerala)
    Nikhila Henry (Senior Reporter, The Hindu)
    Manasi Mohan S(M.Phil candidate, Translation studies, University of Hyderabad)
    Salva Abdul khader (Govt. College, Madapally)
    4:00 PM to 5:00 PM :
    Ruksana P (President, GIO Kerala)
    Rahmathunnisa (Vice President, women’s wing JIH Kerala )
    • 2:15 PM - 5.00 PM
    • JDT Islam, Auditorium
    Welcome
    :

    Suhaila M K

    Chair
    :

    Ameena S

    Inauguration
    :

    Dr. Insha Malik

    Declaration
    :

    M.I Abdul Azeez (Ameer, JIH Kerala)

    Felicitation Addresses
    :

  • Athiya Sidheeqa (National Secretary,JIH Women’s Wing )
  • P Ruksana (President, GIO Kerala)
  • New President
  • Safiya Ali (President,JIH Kerala Women’s wing)
  • T Shakir (President, Solidarity Kerala)
  • Suhaib C.T (President, SIO Kerala)
  • Vote of Thanks
    :

    Shareefa Salman (President, GIO Calicut)

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    • 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
    • Mudalakkulam

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