Join authors Dr Karen Bauer and Professor Feras Hamza as they introduce their latest publication,聽Women, Households, and the Hereafter in the Qur鈥檃n: A Patronage of Piety, in conversation with聽听补苍诲听Dr Omar Al铆-de-Unzaga.
The event will include a discussion followed by questions and answers with the audience. Light refreshments will be available in the atrium after the event.
Time: 5pm 鈥 6:30pm BST
Date: 1 May 2024
Venue:听Aga Khan聽Centre (London) and Online (via Zoom)
Please note: this event is free, but tickets are required for entry. This event will be recorded and published on the聽.
Speakers
The authors will be joined by Dr Ziba Mir-Hosseini, legal anthropologist and activist, whose work focuses on the interplay between聽蝉丑补谤颈鈥檃听(濒颈迟.听the path to be followed; the standard term used for Muslim law) and聽fiqhThe science of Islamic jurisprudence. (the science of Islamic jurisprudence) and its effects on patriarchy in the Islamic world and by Dr Omar Ali de Unzaga, head of the Qur鈥檃nic Studies Unit at 午夜剧场.
Dr Karen Bauer
Associate Professor
Dr Karen Bauer (PhD, Princeton) is an Associate Professor in the聽Qur鈥檃nic Studies Unit聽at the 午夜剧场. Dr Bauer鈥檚 research centres on the Qur’an and its reception history, the history of emotions in Islam, and gender in Islamic history and thought. Dr Bauer鈥檚 publications include聽An Anthology of Qur鈥檃nic Commentaries, Vol II: On Women聽聽(2021, with Feras Hamza),聽听(2015),听聽(2013), and numerous articles.
Professor Feras Hamza
Senior Research Fellow and Anthology Coordinator
Professor Feras Hamza (PhD, Oxford) is a Senior Research Fellow and Anthology Coordinator, and Head of the School of the Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Wollongong in Dubai, UAE. His publications include聽An Anthology of Qur鈥檃nic Commentaries,聽Vol I:听On The Nature of聽the Divine聽(2009, with Sajjad Rizvi),聽An Anthology of Qur鈥檃nic Commentaries,聽Vol II:聽On Women聽(2021, with聽Karen Bauer) and numerous articles.
About the book
Women, Households, and the Hereafter in the Qur’an聽offers a fresh perspective on the highly contested topic of women’s status in the Qur’an. Using a historical-critical approach, Karen Bauer and Feras Hamza argue that women were integral to the early community of believers, and that households were a major locus of Qur鈥檃nic morality, piety, and law. This compelling and original work proposes new paradigms for understanding the Qur鈥檃n鈥檚 social milieu and its salvific vision for that world.
Interview:聽Authors Dr Karen Bauer and Professor Feras Hamza聽share insights from their latest book.
Use the authors’ discount code聽础鲍贵尝驰30听for 30% off your purchase at the link below.
From the authors’ previous work:
An Anthology of Qur鈥檃nic Commentaries, Vol. 2: On Women聽focuses on women in the聽Qur鈥檃n聽and traditional Qur鈥檃nic commentaries.
Cover image:听聽by Joumana Medlej. From聽