- 22 Oct 2012
WOMEN AND LEADERSHIP
ABSTRACT
Women in the Middle East and South East Asia play very important roles in their societies. Some of these women are well known, others less so. Although women’s contribution to society has been central, it has not been sufficiently discussed. This seminar will discuss the roles of women within their communities on these two continents and how they have influenced the course of events, and had an impact on their societies. What were the obstacles they encountered and how did they surmount them? The participants, from a variety of fields, will suggest responses to these questions that will provide the foundation for a rich discussion.
About the Speakers
Fatima Sadiqi is a former Fulbright Scholar and recipient of a Harvard Fellowship. She is Professor of Linguistics and Gender Studies, author of Women, Gender, and Language in Morocco and co-editor of Women Writing Africa. She is a member of the UN Council for Development Policy (E.C.O.S.S.O.C.), and wa member of the Administrative Board of the Royal Institute of Amazigh Culture, Morrocco (IRCAM). From 2007 to 2009, she was the Director General of the Fes Festival of Sacred Music. She is currently working on a book entitled A Feminism of One’s Own: Women’s Empowerment in Morocco – Going Beyond Islam.
Siti Hamidah Abdullah Bahashwan holds a MSc in Psychology from the University of Surrey, UK and a BA in Social Work and Sociology from the National University of Singapore. As a practitioner, she conducts programmes and workshops for young couples, parents, teenagers, and children locally as well as overseas. She received the Friends of MCDS Award in 1977. Her work in the community involves being a member of the Society Against Family Violence Board, the Board of Visitor with MCYS and also a Board Member at PPIS (Persatuan Pemudi Islam Singapura-Singapore Muslim Women’s Association).
Sher Banu Khan obtained her PhD from Queen Mary, University of London and is now an Assistant Professor at the department of Malay Studies, National University of Singapore. Her thesis is on the Sultanahs of Aceh in the second half of the 17th century. Her other research interests are: female leadership in the Malay world, the world of Aceh in the 17th century and the general history of Southeast Asia in the pre-modern era. Her latest work is and article on “What Happened to Syaiful Rijal?” in Bijdragen tot de taal-, land- en volkenkunde, April, 2011.
Event Details
Manasseh Meyer Building
Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy,
NUS Bukit Timah Campus, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259770
