Wilson Center Experts
Ayesha Imam
Africa Program
Expertise:
Human Rights
; Women's Rights
; Africa
; West Africa
Affiliation:
Dr. Ayesha Imam, Coordinator, Baobab, A Women's Human Rights Organization in Nigeria
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Women, Muslim Laws and Human Rights in Nigeria: A Keynote Address
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Women, Muslim Laws and Human Rights in Nigeria
Jul 07, 2011This keynote address was presented by distinguished feminist scholar, Ayesha Imam, coordinator of the Nigerian women's rights organization BAOBOB, at a forum hosted by the Woodrow Wilson International Center's Africa Program and Middle East Project on Women, Islam and Human Rights in Africa, on September 17th, 2003. more
Women, Muslim Laws and Human Rights in Nigeria: A Keynote Address
Jul 19, 2011What is the meaning of Shari’a law? How can we understand its implementation in different contexts, given the diversity in the practice of Islam in Africa and around the globe? What are the elements of Shari’a that are particularly relevant to the position of women and gender relations in the African nation(s) under consideration?
Women, Muslim Laws and Human Rights in Nigeria
Jul 07, 2011This keynote address was presented by distinguished feminist scholar, Ayesha Imam, coordinator of the Nigerian women's rights organization BAOBOB, at a forum hosted by the Woodrow Wilson International Center's Africa Program and Middle East Project on Women, Islam and Human Rights in Africa, on September 17th, 2003.
