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School of Pacific and Asian Studies at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
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04 August 2010, Issue #41
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Islam and Women Aloha! The Muslim Societies in Asia and the Pacific Program is pleased to bring to you this issue on 'Islam and Women.' Explore with us the beauty, strength, faith, triumphs and concerns of Muslim women in this very interesting and diverse region.
Enjoy these new resources and check out our website and social media sites for more updates.
Mahalo,
Program Coordinators, MSAP |
Muslim Women Leaders Muslims in Asia are recognized in Islamic history for their contemporary examples of women leading Muslim majority countries.
Indonesia, the most populous Muslim-majority country, elected Megawati Sukanoputri as President from July 2001- October 2004.
Pakistan, the second most populous Muslim country, twice (non-consecutively) elected Benazir Bhutto as prime minister in 1988 and 1993. On her first term, she became one of the youngest chief executives in the world, and the first woman leader in an Islamic country.
Bangladesh, the third most populous Muslim-majority country, elected Khaleda Zia (1991) and Sheik Hasina (1996). Finally, Turkey, the fifth most populous Muslim-majority country, elected Tansu Ciller as prime minister from 1993-96. |
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Calls for Submissions
CONFERENCE OPPORTUNITIES
Women and Religion:
Doctrinal, Historical
and Social Perspectives
20 November 2010
University of Bristol, UK
Deadline: 10 September 2010
more info
Understanding Marketing from the Perspective of Islam
1st International Conference on Islamic Marketing and Branding
29 - 30 November 2010
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Paper deadline: 16 August 2010
more info
Empire and Development:
1929 - 1952 in Southeast Asia
University of York, United Kingdom
Deadline: 17 December 2010
For info email Dr. H. Altink (ha501@york.ac.uk) or
Dr. D. Clayton (dwc1@york.ac.uk)
Workshop on Language,
Literacy, and the Social
Construction of Authority
in Islamic Societies
3 - 4 March 2011
Stanford University
Abstract deadline: 1 September 2010
more info
Falak Sufi Memorial Prize for the Best Essay on Women and Gender in South Asia
Essay Deadline: 30 November 2010
Singapore
more info
JOURNAL OPPORTUNITIES
Asian Women
Interdisciplinary Journal on
Women and Gender Studies
Soomkyung University
South Korea
For submissions email asianfem.ac.kr
Papers, Essays and Reviews (PEAR)
Yonsei Journal of International StudiesFall/Winter 2010 issue
Japan
Deadline: 30 August 2010
more info
Race/Gender/Media:
Considering Diversity
Across Audiences, Content and Producers
University of Illinois, Chicago, USA
Deadline: 01 January 2010
more info
Helen Crovetto Award for Excellence in the Study of
New Religious Movements
Nova Religio: The Journal of the Study of Alternative and Emergent Religions
Deadline: 31 August 2010
more info
The Frank B. Gibney
Student Essay Award
Journal of American East-Asian Relations
Deadline: 31 August 2010
more info
CALL FOR PANELISTS
Colony and the World
Association for Asian Studies
Annual Meeting
31 March - 3 April 2010
Honolulu, Hawai'i
Deadline: 5 August 2010
Email pkumarvs@hotmail.com
for submissions and info
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UH Fall Courses
Culture and Colonialism
(ASAN 624)
Tuesday, 3:00 - 5:30 pm
more info
Globalization in Asia
(ASAN 493)
Thursday, 1:30 - 2:45
more info
Islamic Philosophy
(PHIL 330)
Thursday, 7:30 - 8:45 am
more info
Understanding Islam
(REL 209)
Thursday, 10:30 - 11:45 am
more info
Asia through Fiction
(ASAN 491s)
MWF, 3:00 - 4:30 pm
more info
Ethnic Nationalism in Asia (ASAN 627)
Monday, 2:30 - 5:30 pm
more info
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Events in Honolulu
The Social Movements Collections
Elevator Gallery Exhibits 2010
Through 27 August 2010
Hamilton Library, UH Manoa
Honolulu, Hawai'i
more info
As It Happened: Works
by Sanit Khewhok
8 July - 10 October 2010
Honolulu Academy of Arts
Honolulu, Hawai'i
more info
Future Leaders Exchange in Hawai'i
This US Department of State 'Youth Exchange' seeks
families in Hawai'i to host topnotch high school students from Muslim countries in Asia and the Pacific region. Please contact
Ms. Barbara Bancel at 808-521-3554 or go here for more info.
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Events Elsewhere
Exploring Muslim Cultures:
A Workshop
Aga Khan University
London, United Kingdom
12 October - 4 November 2010
more info
The Third International Conference on Multicultural Discourses
27 - 29 August 2010
Hangzhuo, China
more info
7th International Conference on Media, Religion and Culture
9 - 13 August 2010
Ryerson University
Toronto, Canada
more info
Islamic Civilization:
Potentials and Challenges
10 - 11 November 2010
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan,
more info
Islamic Finance:
Opportunities for Tomorrow
Global Islamic Finance Forum
25 - 28 October 2010
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
more info
International Conference of the Research Institute for
Theology and Religion
13 - 15 October 2010
Utrecht University
Utrecht, The Netherlands
more info
'Borders and Borderlands'
in Eurasia and
North America
17 - 20 August 2010
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, Minnesota, USA
more info
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Application Deadlines
OPEN POSITIONS
Assistant Professor
of Middle Eastern and
Islamic History
Claremont Mckenna College
California, USA
1 November 2010
more info
Assistant Professor
History of India and
South Asia
University of Alberta, Canada
29 October 2010
more info
Asian History Pre-1800
Boston College, MA, USA
01 November 2010
more info
Assistant Professor
East Asia History
Rhodes College, TN, USA
01 November 2010
more info
Associate/Assistant
Professor in
Cultural Anthropology
Cornell University, NY, USA
30 September 2010
more info
MA Program in Economic
and Public Policy Management
University of Tsukuba, Japan
31 August 2010
more info |
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Featured Online Resources
Karamah: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights
more info
Hijab and Sports: Muslim Women Leading Active Lives
Muslim Voices
more infoSisters in Islam
more info
Islamic Family Law and
Justice for Muslim Women
more info
Muslim women
and the challenge of Islamic fundamentalism/extremism:
An overview of
Southeast Asian Muslim women's struggle for human rights and gender
more infoReading Contemporary Indonesian Muslim Women Writers
more info |
Islam and Beauty
The Search for Beauty in Islam
Khaled Abou El Fadl
more info
Islamic Fashion Fair
In this adapted fashion shows "women have longer sleeves, do not show legs and silhouette."
more info The Beauty of Hijab
more info'Jamilah Baby'
Singer of the Thai Muslim Band 'Baby Arabia' (video)
more info |
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Publications
(Visit www.msaphawaii.org for the MSAP book list)
Muslim Women and
Sports in the Malay World
Wirdati Mohammad Radzi
Silkworm Books, 2006
Women and Islamic Cultures: Family Law and Politics
Suad Joseph
Brill Academic Publishers, 2004
Believing Women in Islam
Asma Barlas
University of Texas Press, 2002
Muslims and Matriarchs: Cultural Resilience in
Indonesia through
Jihad and Colonialism
Jeffrey Hadler
Cornell University Press, 2008
Geographies of
Muslim Women:
Gender, Religion
and Space
Ghazi-Walid Falah
Caroline Nagel
Guilford Press, 2005
Submitting to God:
Women's Islamization
in Urban Malaysia
Sylvia Frisk
University of Washington
Press, 2009
Beyond the Exotic:
Women's Histories
in Islamic Societies
Amira El Azhary Sonbol
Syracuse University Press,
2005
Sexual Ethics and Islam
aKecia Ali
Oneworld, 2006
Submission, Faith
and Beauty:
The Religion of Islam
Zaytuna Institute
Fons Vitae, 2009
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The Muslim Societies in Asia and the Pacific program at the University of
Hawai'i-Mānoa, is a newly launched initiative, funded in part by the
State of Hawai'i Legislature, the School of Pacific and Asian Studies
(SPAS), and the US Department of Education. MSAP seeks to serve as a
national resource center for academics and the general public seeking
information on Muslim societies in Asia and the Pacific.
Contact MSAP Program Coordinators
Email us | T: 808 956 2687 | F: 808 956 2682 |Visit our website!
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