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The Women's Studies in Religion Program (WSRP) was founded to explore the fundamental role played by religious traditions in defining roles for women and men. Research on religion and gender sheds light on questions about the changing roles of women both inside religious communities and in broader public spheres.
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Research Associate Z. Fareen Parvez Explores ‘Women, Trauma, and the Islamic Sciences of Healing’
Parvez’s 2023-24 WSRP research project examined how women become central to debates about Islamic reform and how possession becomes a site to manage gender relations and trauma.
WSRP Research Associate Samira Mehta on ‘Contraception and Sexuality in Tri-Faith America’
Mehta taught the HDS course, “Religion and Reproductive Politics in the United States.”
Research Associate S. Zahra Moballegh on 'Narrating for Love and Change'
Moballegh specializes in philosophy and Islamic thought.
