The Harvard Center for African Studies hosted the Folorunso Alakija Distinguished Lecture on Religion and Public Life in Africa on the topic: Faith and Women’s Rights: The Role of Religion on December 1, 2021.
Speakers:
- Dr. Angela Dwamena-Aboagye (Lawyer, Women’s Empowerment Advocate & Executive Director of The Ark Foundation, Ghana)
- Professor Sarojini Nadar (Desmond Tutu South African Research Chair in Religion and Social Justice at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa)
- Dr. Fatou Sow (Researcher in Sociology, University Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal & University Paris Diderot, France)
- Moderated by Professor Leila Ahmed (Victor S. Thomas Research Professor of Divinity at the Harvard Divinity School)
For more information: africa.harvard.edu/event/faith-and-women%E2%80%99s-rights-role-religion