Johanna Buisson, assistant professor, Ecole de Gouvernance et d'Economie, Rabat, Morocco gives a talk on gender segregation, often termed as the prescriptive prohibition of free-mixing in Islam, is commonly presented as a means of individual and societal protection. Men and women would be commanded by God not to interact or socialize with one another, except for their spouse(s) and respective mahram (relatives). This is presented as a necessary prevention against moral corruption at the individual and societal levels. However, such a frightening picture could be misleading with regard to Islamic ethics and how Muslims are expected to behave along the line of the dynamics set by the Qur'an .
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Location:	Multipurpose Room, Newman Library
Price:	Free
Sponsor:	Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech
Contact:	Shana Buzzard centerforthearts@vt.edu 540-231-5300
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