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Workshop on Rights of Muslim Women:
Theory and Practice
15TH-17TH
APRIL, 2011
Venue:-
Govind Ballabh Pant Social Science Institute, Allahabad
The
Centre for Study of Society and Secularism jointly with
Institute of Islamic studies has organized a 3 day
workshop in Allahabad from 15th-17th
April, 2011 on Rights of Muslim Women: Theory and
Practice. There were 50 women and men from six states of
Eastern U.P like Jaunpur, Azamgarh, Banaras, Lucknow,
Gorakhpur and Allahabad. The participants were from
NGO’s working among Muslim Women, teachers and
individuals.
Dr.
Asghar Ali Engineer gave four lectures continuously
followed by two lectures by Ms.Qutub Jahan Kidwai,
Research Scholars Institute of Islamic Studies, Mumbai
and one lecture on legal aspect by former Advocate
General of Allahabad High Court and one session was
devoted to panel discussion on Codification of Muslim
Personal Law in India. The workshop was coordinated by
Dr. Mohammad Arif of Banaras.
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