March 30, 2021
Event Time: 2pm – 3.30pm
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Dr. Sarai B. Aharoni, Lecturer, Gender Studies Program, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Continue reading
Category Archives: Empowerment of Women and Peace
Upcoming Virtual Event: What thwarts and enables feminist activism around the world?
Tuesday March 2, 2021
2pm – 3.30pm EST
Virtual Event – Register in advance at https://tinyurl.com/bahai-evans
Alice Evans, Lecturer, King’s College London Continue reading
Hello? It’s the default male again – Dr. Tiffani Betts Razavi
Is there an equivalent to emasculate for women? As I am getting to know the default male, I am finding him everywhere. Why is it that there is a word to describe the removal of maleness from a man, but the closest word in structural terms, effeminate, mostly also is used with reference to men? I am a middle- aged woman who grew up in the era of third wave feminism and I find it bewildering. Apparently, I am not alone. Continue reading
Insight: A Conversation on Climate Science, Policy & Justice
This is an insight written by Sara Rissanen on the recent Bahá’í Chair for World Peace Annual Lecture, a Conversation on Climate Science, Policy & Justice with Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson held on September 17, 2020 Continue reading
Still far from equal: reflections on Women’s inequality in America – Dr. Nasim Ahmadiyeh M.D., Ph.D
She was only five, but she spoke in a metered and matter-of-fact tone, stating plainly that she no longer wanted to play with boys because she had observed that boys on the playground were rough and used harsh words and tone. Bias or astute observation? By age six, she shared that it appeared that girls were valued less than boys by society, and by age seven she proclaims she would like to move to a country with a female leader because she feels life during a pandemic would be better there, as women make better leaders. You might think my daughter was fed these thoughts, that I sit to brainwash my child, or get into lengthy political commentary with her – but I don’t – I truly don’t, although I have lied to her on one occasion, but more on that later. The scientist in me was fascinated that to a young child growing up in the Midwestern United States, gendered stereotypes and the implications of gender inequalities were already clear and causing concern. Continue reading
Upcoming Event: A Conversation on Climate Science, Policy, and Justice with Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
Bahá’í Chair for World Peace Annual Lecture 2020
Still protected: Employed mothers-to-be in the land of milk and honey during the COVID-19 pandemic – Dr. Orna Blumen and Naama Bar-On Shmilovitch
This is a reflection written by Professor Orna Blumen, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, Department of Human Services, University of Haifa, Israel, and Naama Bar-on Shmilovitch, a PhD candidate in the Faculty of Social Welfare & Health Sciences and the manager of the Center for the Study of Organizations & Human Resource Management at the University of Haifa, for the new series from The Bahá’í Chair for World Peace on Learning During the Covid-19 Pandemic.
A Reflection on Empowerment of Women and Peace
The following piece is a reflection written by our Baha’i Chair Student Intern, Sara Rissanen. This piece discusses Empowerment of Women and Peace, one of the five central themes of the Baha’i Chair for World Peace. Continue reading
Insight: Man Up? Toxic Masculinities and the Health of Women and Children
This is an insight written by Kathryn Obisesan on the recent Bahá’í Chair for World Peace Lecture, Man Up? Toxic Masculinities and the Health of Men, Women, and Children held at the University of Maryland on November 12th, 2019. Continue reading
Insight: Women in the World
This is an insight written by Kathryn Obisesan on the recent Bahá’í Chair for World Peace Conference, Women in the World: Time for a New Paradigm for Peace, held at the University of Maryland on September 24 and 25, 2019. Continue reading
Upcoming Event: Women in the World: Time for a New Paradigm for Peace
Women in the World: Time for a New Paradigm for Peace
Date:
Wednesday, September 24, – Thursday, September 25, 2019
Location:
University of Maryland, College Park
Colony Ballroom
3972 Campus Dr, College Park, MD 20742, USA Continue reading
Insight – Black Girl Labor as Magic: Toward an Understanding of Digital Black Feminism
This is an insight written by Jack Schurman on the recent Bahá’í Chair for World Peace lecture by Dr. Catherine Knight Steele, Black Girl Labor as Magic: Toward an Understanding of Digital Black Feminism, co-sponsored with The Critical Race Initiative, the College of Arts and Humanities, and the College of Behavioral and Social Science on March 12, 2019. Continue reading
Celebrating Inspiring Women, International Women’s Day 2018
Celebrating Inspiring Women
International Women’s Day 2018
International Women’s Day has been observed since the early 1900’s and is a day for celebrating the achievements of women across the globe. To mark the day we asked some of our students to write about women who have inspired them.
Reflection: International Day of the Girl October 11th 2017
Freedom, Freedom, where are you? Cause I need freedom too!
Beyoncé
Insights: The First Political Order
The First Political Order: Sex, Governance and National Security
The turn-out to the Baha’i Chair of World Peace’s First Annual Lecture on Thursday, September 21st was impressive. The audience included University of Maryland students, teachers and deans, as well as amazing visitors from all over the world. There could not have been a better topic addressed in the presence of some of the most significant minds involved with the promotion of international peace.
Professor Hoda Mahmoudi and Professor Valerie Hudson at the Annual Lecture, September 21st 2017.
Upcoming Event: The First Political Order: Sex, Governance, and National Security
The Bahá’í Chair for World Peace Annual Lecture
Valerie M. Hudson, Professor and George H.W. Bush Chair in the Bush School of Government at Texas A&M University
September 21st 2017
7pm
Atrium, Stamp Student Union, University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
Insights: Searching for the Impossible
This is a reflection written by Esther Kaufman on the lecture given by Dr. Nicole des Bouvrie on the 30th of November 2016.
Why We Should Search for the Impossible
What if the question, “Can Women Think?” is not an absurd question? Dr. des Bouvrie began her lecture by introducing historic western philosophers whose ideas have established the foundation of Western thinking. From ancient times, white male philosophers have built identities based on differences. Following their philosophies women cannot think, or at least, not as men do. Continue reading
Upcoming Event Preview: Can Women Think?
Dr. Nicole des Bouvrie, Visiting Scholar, The Bahá’í Chair for World Peace, University of Maryland, College Park.
November 30th 2016, Maryland Room, Marie Mount Hall, University of Maryland, College Park.
Can Women Think? An Attempt to Go Beyond Philosophy as Difference
Upcoming Event: Can Women Think?
Dr. Nicole des Bouvrie, Visiting Scholar, The Bahá’í Chair for World Peace, University of Maryland, College Park.
Can Women Think? An Attempt to Go Beyond Philosophy as Difference Continue reading
Insights: The Power of Patience
This is an insight written by Esther Kaufman on the lecture given by Mrs. May Rihani as part of the Bahá’í Chair for World Peace series on Women and Peace.
The Impact of Examples
Mrs. May Rihani’s lecture, “Sexism, Gender Roles and Their Intersection with Power”, shed light on the broad range of issues surrounding sexism and gender bias around the world. Continue reading
Insights: Ideas of Equality in Religious Communities
This is a reflection written by Vicky Yu on the lecture by Professor Orna Blumen at the recent Learning Outside the Lines Conference.
My initial reaction to the topic of this talk, was a visceral sense of discomfort. “Orthodox” religious communities conjure up stereotypes of intense social conservatism: traditional, nuclear families, dogmatic leaders and a disdain for the evolution of an increasing secular and liberal youth. “Ultra-Orthodox” (U-O) could only be worse. Continue reading
Insights: Prof. Fruma Zachs on The Private World of Women and Children
A first attempt in gleaning some of the insights shared during the talks during the afternoon of the conference on Children and Youth in an Interconnected World, presenting a broad range of distinguished speakers, all talking about the role of children and youth in this fast-changing world.
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The Private World of Women and Children: Lullabies and Nursery Rhymes in 19th Century Greater Syria – Professor Fruma Zachs
Professor F. Zachs from the University of Haifa, Israel, talks about the research on the private world of women through preserved narratives of nursery rhymes. In the last twenty years children have finally begun to be researched as a topic of themselves, not just from the perspective of adult worlds and family. Nursery rhymes as oral folklore emphasizes certain themes, like suffering and the child’s world, but in the Arabic world this is not yet studied extensively. In her work, Professor Zachs analyses these nursery rhymes to show new insight into the emotional and interconnected world of children and their families. Continue reading