CD2022 - Hijab, Bodily Autonomy and Women’s Rights Plenary Session
Channel: Nano GoleSorkh
Date: 2022-08-31

Plenary Session: Hijab, Bodily Autonomy and Women’s Rights

What are contradictions between women’s rights and religions? What is the purpose of the hijab and burqa? How do women challenge these and attain bodily autonomy and rights? How do we address feminists who ally with the Religious-Right or Far-Right agendas?

Opening Remarks/Personal Story: Atheist Refugee Relief Founder Rana Ahmad
Panel Discussion: Freedom from Religion Foundation Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor, Atheist & Agnostic Alliance Pakistan Founder Fauzia Ilyas, Atheist Refugee Relief Founder Rana Ahmad and Artist Sara Nabil
Chair: FiLiA CEO Lisa-Marie Taylor

For a full report on Celebrating Dissent held in Cologne, Germany during 20-21 August 2022 organised by Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain and Freethought Lebanon, go to: 

https://www.ex-muslim.org.uk/2022/08/cd2022-report-you-can-cut-the-flowers-but-you-cannot-stop-the-spring/ 

https://cd2022.freethoughtlebanon.net/