IC in the Media
The following clips offer a sampling from media accounts that reference the college or quote members of the college community. Some websites may require registration and/or a fee to access articles, and some links may no longer be active.
Guardian.co.uk — “Only Muslims Can Change their Society”
Asma Barlas, professor of politics
Asma Barlas wrote a piece for Great Britain’s Guardian newspaper addressing the question of whether western feminism can end the oppression of women in Muslim societies. Barlas is skeptical of that, saying that if Muslim culture is going to change in favor of women, it must happen from within. “There is no reason to assume that change in Muslim societies can only be imposed from the outside; to the contrary, I believe it can and will come from Muslims themselves. However, for that to happen, enough Muslims will need to realise that much of what passes as Islam – whether it is wearing a burqa, sex-segregation in public/private, stoning to death, killing a woman in the name of ‘honour’ or the several other heinous practices associated with Islam – are not mentioned in or sanctioned by the Qur'an.”
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