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Professor Ali gives plenary address at the 2nd annual conference of the British Association of Islamic Studies

Professor Shaheen Ali was a plenary speaker at the annual conference of the British Association of Islamic Studies (BRAIS) held at Senate House, London on 15 April. The title of Professor Ali's address was: 'Writing women's human rights: weaving a counter-narrative of Muslim women's contribution to the CEDAW script'.

The annual conference of the British Association of Islamic Studies (BRAIS) is the most important event in the calendar of BRAIS and this year's event was attended by approximately 300 delegates from the UK, USA, Latin America, Canada, Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

Professor Shaheen Ali's presentation was based on her archival research on the drafting processes of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Elimination Against WOmen (CEDAW) and Muslim women's contribution to this treaty.

Thu 23 Apr 2015, 16:39