International Conference on Womens Rights, Sharia Law and Secularlism
- 2011 March 12
- University of London Union
- The Venue, Malet Street, London WC1E
- 1000-1900 (Registration begins at 10am for a 1030am start)
The one day conference marking International Women’s Day will discuss Religion’s Impact on Women’s Rights; Religion and Secularism and Religion and the Law.
Philosopher AC Grayling will give the keynote address
Speakers include: Helle Merete Brix (Journalist); Patty Debonitas (Iran Solidarity); Nadia Geerts (Rappel); Maria Hagberg (Network against Honour-related Violence); Anne-marie Lizin (Honorary Speaker of Belgian Senate); Maryam Namazie (One Law for All and Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain); Elizabeth O'Casey (National Secular Society); Yasmin Rehman (Women’s Rights Activist); Gita Sahgal (Women’s Rights Campaigner); Nina Sankari (European Feminist Initiative Poland); Sohaila Sharifi (Equal Rights Now); Annie Sugier (la ligue du Droit International des Femmes); Michele Vianes (Regard des Femmes); Anne Marie Waters (One Law for All); and others.
There will also be a showing of Ghazi Rabihavi’s play Stoning - ‘A very strong and powerful piece of work, beautifully constructed’ as described by Harold Pinter.
Entry fee: £10 individuals; £3 unwaged and students.
The Conference is sponsored by the International Committee against Stoning, Iran Solidarity, Equal Rights Now and One Law for All.
For more information and to pre-register, contact:
- One Law for All
- BM Box 2387
- London WC1N 3XX, UK
- Telephone: +44 (0) 7719166731
- www.onelawforall.org.uk
- onelawforall@gmail.com
