[Peace] Fwd: CAS/MillerComm: Ayesha Imam- Thursday

[Alfred Kagan]

>Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 14:43:20 -0500
>To: african at uiuc.edu
>From: African Studies <jmcgowan at uiuc.edu>
>Subject: CAS/MillerComm: Ayesha Imam- Thursday
>
>ìThis Woman has been Sentenced to Death by 
>Stoning;î Media Coverage of Zina Cases in Nigeria
>
>April 29, 2004
>Thursday, 7:30 p.m.
>Room 405, 
><http://www.uiuc.edu/cgi-bin/where_is?bldg=levis>Levis 
>Faculty Center
>919 West Illinois Street, Urbana
>University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
>
><http://freshair.npr.org/guest_info_fa.jhtml?name=2002/ayeshaimam>Ayesha Imam
>Founding director, 
><http://www.baobabwomen.org/>BAOBAB for Womenís 
>Human Rights, Nigeria Distinguished recipient, 
>2002 John Humphrey Freedom Award, The 
>International Center for Human Rights and 
>Democratic Development
>
>Ayesha Imam has worked in the fields of human 
>rights, womenís rights and democratic 
>development for over twenty years. Her courage 
>and commitment to protect womenís rights under 
>customary, secular and religious law in Nigeria 
>have won her worldwide recognition.
>
>Ayesha Imam will speak on how the media has 
>covered cases of zina (illicit sexual 
>intercourse) in Nigeria since the passing of the 
>Sharia Penal Codes in some of the countryís 
>northern states.
>
>
>
>Links:
>Her Name: 
><http://freshair.npr.org/guest_info_fa.jhtml?name=2002/ayeshaimam>http://freshair.npr.org/guest_info_fa.jhtml?name=2002/ayeshaimam.
>BAOBAB: <http://www.baobabwomen.org/>http://www.baobabwomen.org.
>African Studies: http://www.afrst.uiuc.edu.
>
>
>Jamie McGowan
>Acting Assistant Director
>Center for African Studies
>Rm. 210, International Studies Bldg.
>910 S. Fifth St.
>Champaign, IL 61820
>
>TEL:   217-244-3648
>FAX:  217-244-2429
>WEB:  www.afrst.uiuc.edu


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Al Kagan
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Africana Unit, Room 328
University of Illinois Library
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