CCMW Muslim Women Scholars Series: March Edition
How Do We Fight Domestic Violence from Within Our Tradition: Four Intervention Strategies from Qur’an 4:34
Speaker:: Nevin Reda
Respondent: Nazila Isgandarova
Join us on March 10th at 7:30pm ET for our next Muslim Women Scholars Series seminar!
Abstract:: Qur’an 4:34 often features in contemporary discourses as a verse that promotes wife-beating. But does it really do that? This episode of CCMW’s Muslim Women Scholars series examines this verse closely and reads it in a linguistically accurate, methodologically sounds way, connecting not only various parts of the verse to each other and to the rest of the Qur’an, but also linking it to the contemporary context and the rising interest in spiritual care and psychotherapy. It demonstrates that—rather than make allowances for wife-beating—this verse offers four ethical intervention strategies that fight domestic violence and help put a stop to it. Together, they form a well-integrated program that works towards ending domestic violence at the individual and communal levels.
About Nevin Reda
Nevin Reda is associate professor of Muslim Studies at Emmanuel College of Victoria University in the University of Toronto. Her research interests include the poetics and hermeneutics of Qurʾanic narrative structure, Hebrew Bible and Qurʾan, spiritually integrative approaches to the Qurʾan, Islamic feminist hermeneutics and Islamic ethical-legal theory. Her publications include The al-Baqara Crescendo: Understanding the Qurʾan’ Style, Narrative, Structure and Running Themes (2017) and a co-edited volume, Islamic Interpretive Tradition and Gender Justice: Processes of Canonization, Subversion, and Change (2020).
About Nazila Isgandarova
Nazila Isgandarova is a registered psychotherapist at the College for Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario, and a registered social worker at the Ontario Social Workers and Social Service Workers. She is also certified American Board of Forensic Professionals for the CMCC AMA Guides to Impairment Rating. She is the recipient of the prestigious Forum for Theological Exploration research award for her study on domestic violence against Muslim women, Canadian Association for Spiritual Care Senior Research Award and Society for Pastoral Counselling Research Award. Her primary area of research is psychotherapy, spiritual care and mental health. Find out more here.
About Muslim Women Scholars Series
The Canadian Council of Muslim Women (CCMW) is pleased to present the Muslim Women Scholars Series. One of CCMW's strategic goals is to promote critical thinking among Muslims and non-Muslims to challenge stereotypes and assumptions about Islam, Muslim women and their families. One way of doing this is to feature the work of contemporary Muslim women scholars focusing on diverse topics related to Muslim women.
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