Gender and Sexuality in Islam - ICNYU Shuruq 2011

The issue of gender and sexuality is prevalent throughout various societies, regardless of time or geography. Currently, Muslims find themselves to be in a constant spotlight on the issues of gender dynamics within Muslim communities without a deeper understanding of the issues or solutions that are imbedded in our beliefs. This panel seeks to address misconceptions around the issues of gender and sexuality within Islam and within society at large.

Speakers: Janan Delgado, Nadia Mohammad, Shaykh Abdallah Adhami

SHURUQ, meaning "sunrise," is a theme-month committee at New York University that seeks to bring light to the diversity of life, culture, art, music, literature, and politics in the Muslim world. For our purposes, the "Muslim world" is broadly defined as being any society, nation, or culture that consists of Muslims. Shuruq seeks to present the experiential dimensions of the different aspects of the Muslim world through hosting various educational and entertaining forums in order to create a nuanced and varied, rather than monolithic, representation of the Muslim and his or her world.

This is especially significant this year since there has been much debate surrounding Islam and the Muslim world on an international and local scale. However, the voices that represent the Muslim community seem to be weak, ineffective, or simply ignored. Shuruq seeks to provide an outlet for the celebration of Muslim identity as well as a platform for the real intellectual voices on Islamic thoughts and beliefs. We seek to foster an attitude of greater harmony and understanding within the NYU and broader NYC community.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Gender
• and
• Sexuality
• icnyu
• islamic
• center
• islam
• muslims
• islamic center
• nyu
• abdallah adhami
• Janan Delgado
• Nadia Mohammad
• Shaykh
• Abdullah Adhami
• nadia
• mohammad
• janan
• delgado
• khalid
• latif
• khalid latif
• awareness
• week

[linustusmus]

@Madhofd why is it the only thing you can possibly say about her..? Why can't you say 'masha'Allah we're lucky to have such brains in our Muslim community!' ?

If you can't watch her, at least listen to what she has to say.

[hbk711x]

@za123ace

I agree with you shyness and modesty are gud things on everyone. they are from Iman.

We both aren't saying its not the only things but it only makes the situtaion more beautiful like kindness.

However this is a deep topic ins Islam, an interfaith should be on Tawheed, so many people revert just by learning tawheed, I just didn't see the wisdom in the structure.

If someone were dying and said La ilahha ilalah the gates for heaven could be opened for them.

[hbk711x]

@za123ace

Wa aleikum ASalaam wa RAhmatulah

[za123ace]

@hbk711x May Allah guide many people on your hands. salam alaikom

[za123ace]

@linustusmus i am sorry if i hurt your feeling and May Allah guide many people on your hands.. salam alaikom

[linustusmus]

@za123ace Please don't judge the umma through an external form, or by something written on youtube. What you wrote is very hurtful as if I was a misguided muslim who was trying to deviate others, that I was lying. Elhemdulillah Allah knows best our deep intention,& I don't know what are yours but mine are far from being negative. You're saying I think I'm a mufti or Aisha, I'm not. You're telling your opinions, I'm telling mine & even though we don't agree doesn't mean I'm trying to be superior.

[linustusmus]

@za123ace Brother, I can't understand what you mean... You're first saying she should wear a niqab, then to my reply to an other brother's reply you say we should first purify ourselves before seeking knowledge (that's what you said, right?) my conclusion is you're saying she's not pure. I don't see an other explanation to what you said. If I misunderstood you, then correct me. But again bro, I'm not gonna right too much;

[za123ace]

@linustusmus "There is in the body a clump of flesh - if it becomes good, the whole body becomes good and if it becomes bad, the whole body becomes bad. And indeed it is the heart."