Selected Keynotes, Talks, Interviews
2025
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Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India
"Believing Women: A Retrospective," talk given at the Sarojini Naidu Centre for Women’s Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia (New Delhi, India), as part of its Distinguished Online Lecture Series, on September 6.
Al-Mahdi Institute, Birmingham, U.K.
AMI Podcast
Is the Qur'an Biased Towards Men? Divine Justice & Patriarchy with Dr Asma Barlas | Thinking Islam, Ep.6, July 2025.
In this episode of Thinking Islam, Dr. Asma Barlas joins us to rigorously interrogate whether God, described as supremely just in the Qur’an, could be seen as biased towards men. We explore how anti-patriarchal readings of the Qur’an challenge dominant interpretations, reexamine controversial passages, and ask what it means to practice critical scholarship while navigating the realities of the Muslim community.This wide-ranging conversation delves into the heart of Dr. Barlas’s influential book, "Believing Women in Islam," unpacking her approach to Qur'anic exegesis, her critiques of both traditionalist and secular-feminist readings, and her arguments for divine justice and mutual guardianship in Qur’anic gender discourse.
Jornal Estado de Direito, Brazil
Por Redação Jornal Estado de Direito
“Se Deus, segundo o Alcorão, não transgride os direitos de ninguém, como o discurso religioso poderia justificar a violação dos direitos das mulheres? ” Com essa indagação incisiva, a professora Asma Barlas , referência mundial na crítica ao patriarcado teológico e na leitura anticolonial do Alcorão, sintetiza o espírito da entrevista exclusiva concedida ao Jornal Estado de Direito , que celebra, em 2025, seus 20 anos de resistência e compromisso com a justiça social. May 1, 2025.
Al-Mahdi Institute, Birmingham, U.K.
Lecture, "The Qur'an, Method, and Meaning,"Conference on Diverse Approaches to Qur'anic Exegesis, Birmingham, U.K., April 14-15, 2025.
United Nations, NY
Comments via Video , "From Faith to Action: Transforming the Beijing Platform into Reality," organized by the Republic of Indonesia at the United Nations, March 17, 2025.
2023-24
Berlin Institute for Islamic Theology, Germany
Keynote, International Conference on Women's Knowledge Production in Qur'anic Exegesis, October 10, 2024 (via Zoom)
Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
Keynote, "Qur'anic Hermeneutics as Ethics," International Conference on Qur'anic Ethics, Shahid Beheshti University, Iran, March 18, 2024.
Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
International Conference, Tarbiat Modares University, Iran.
Keynote, "Interpreting the Qur'an: Challenges and Opportunities," Tarbiat Modares University, Iran, February 28, 2024.
Mofid University, Qom, Iran
Lecture, "Reflections on (Reading) the Qur'an," Department of Theology, Mofid University, Iran, December 4, 2023.
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
Keynote: "Out of Place: Reflections on Identity, Belonging, and Difference,"
Department of Islamic-Religious Studies (DIRS); June 22, 2023.
University of Innsbruck, Austria
The Qur'an, Patriarchies, and Women; presentation at the University of Innsbruck, Austria, June 6, 2023.