Jihad and the Negotiation of Gender and Religious Difference

Asma Afsaruddin is a Professor of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures at Indiana University Bloomington.

Visiting scholar Asma Afsaruddin, an expert on Islamic studies, including Islamic religious and political thought, contemporary Islamic movements, gender roles, and Islam in modern society, will draw upon her varied academic backgrounds to present on the topic of Jihad and the Negotiation of Gender and Religious Difference.

Presented by the Jewish, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies department.