BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250811T174110EDT-6776B4Nj24@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20250811T214110Z DESCRIPTION:Canadian Muslim women speak on the Quebec Charter and Other Cha llenges: Perspectives on Identity\, Civic Participation and Gender Issues This public seminar will provide a glimpse into the lives of Muslim women to illustrate how they are navigating through the challenges arising from the current developments in the social and political spheres as active me mbers of the Canadian society. The seminar will commence with brief talks by three invited speakers\, followed by an interactive discussion session. Speakers Shaheen Junaid – ‘Notes from the Field: Reflections on persona l journey as a Muslim activist in Canada’ Ms. Junaid is national board me mber of the Canadian Council of Muslim Women (CCMW) and Governor\, Area 51 \, Toasmasters International. Leila Bedeir – ‘Challenges facing Muslim wo men in Quebec’ Ms. Bedeir is a founding member of the Collective des fémi nistes musulmanes du Québec and teaches Humanities and Women's Studies at Vanier College. Afra Jalabi – ‘Narratives of gender identity in Islam’ M s. Jalabi is a columnist\, a member of the Syrian National Council\, Vice- chair of the Day After\, and a PhD Candidate at Concordia University.   DTSTART:20140123T210000Z DTEND:20140123T223000Z LOCATION:Room 216\, Education Building\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 1Y2\, 370 0 rue McTavish SUMMARY:What does it mean to be a Muslim woman in Canada today? URL:/dise/cdn_muslim END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR