Najla Alakri to Deliver Paper on the Role of Women in Bahraini Society

Najla Alakri to Deliver Paper on the Role of Women in Bahraini Society

Najla Alakri will deliver the fourth, and final, paper in the Department of Sociology's Seminar Series, entitled '“I’m independent but not totally, and that’s fine”: The Role of Women in Bahraini Society', to be held jointly online and on campus on December 1.

In the paper, Najla explores the need to conduct a study of women's agency in Bahraini society that draws on an intersectional framework of feminism, while focusing on the impact of Islam, socio-religious traditions, and the  women’s rights movement.

A PhD student in the Department of Sociology, Najla's thesis draws on several months of fieldwork in Bahrain, in which she conducted interviews with women on the topic of inclusion, agency, and religious dynamics. 

Bahraini women are overlooked by both the Arab feminist movement and Islamic authorities, but they are also at a disadvantage due to their religious beliefs

The study is particularly concerned with the impact of the legislation that governs women, specifically Sharia law, which poses an obstacle to women's participation in the public sphere of Bahraini daily life.

The Sociology Seminar Series will be taking place online and in KCG7 in Kings College, on campus, between 3:30 and 5:00 p.m.. To obtain the link to attend online, please contact Dr Luisa Gandolfo.

For more details on upcoming talks in the series, visit the Sociology Seminar Series page, here.

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