Pearls of Wisdom

Finally! It has come to DC and insha’Allah I will go see it.

Time and Place Date: Friday, January 9, 2009
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: BUSBOYS AND POETS
Street: 2021 14th St, DC
City/Town: Washington, DC

Contact Info Phone: 2023877638
Email: hijabi AT monologues@gmail.com

By Ade Astuti and Susy Tekunan
Washington
17 October 2007

Islam is the second-largest religion in the world after Christianity, and it is also one of the fastest-growing faiths in the United States today. Some Muslim women in America are working to foster understanding of their faith and lifestyle through theater performances. For producer Ade Astuti and Susy Tekunan, VOA’s Carla Coolman reports.

Muslim-Americans wearing hijabs
While there are no official population figures for religious affiliation in the United States, experts estimate that there are approximately six million Muslims living in the country. Yet as a non-Western faith, many Americans are unfamiliar with Islam.

To foster greater understanding, University of Chicago alumni Zeenat Rahman created the “Hijabi Monologues”.

It is a performance where American women who are Muslim tell their stories, in their own words. Through the power of story-telling, these women talk about a wide range of situations, creating a sense of shared experiences among them while enriching understanding of their lives.

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Walaa Hawari | Arab News
December 24, 2008

RIYADH: The women’s branch of the governmental Human Rights Commission (HRC) will launch a yearlong media campaign to raise awareness in society about women’s rights, it was announced here yesterday.

“Punishment is essential in cases of violence and abuse against women,” said Dr. Wafeeqa Al-Dakheel, supervisor to the HRC women’s branch, which started functioning last May.

Al-Dakheel said the women’s branch is mainly concerned with introducing itself to society and building awareness about women’s rights.

The organization is launching its one-year awareness campaign starting Monday. The campaign, similar to a high-profile one that was recently implemented to address inhumane treatment of domestic workers in Saudi households, will focus on the problem of domestic violence.

The media awareness campaign will shed light on various forms of abuses and how men use their authority in a patriarchal society to justify violence against women.

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