CAIR-Chicago's Staff Host DePaul University Seminar

On Tuesday, March 3rd, Outreach Coordinator Gerald Hankerson hosted sophomore students from DePaul University in the Azima Gallery. There, Communications Coordinator Saadia Pervaiz was a guest lecturer for the classSocial Justice Stories of Minority Women in the United States. 

In the seminar, Saadia discussed gender roles assigned to Muslim women, how they navigate public and private spheres, their negotiation with expression through the arts, media, & activism and the historical context of the standards to which they are held. Students learned about how Muslim women use their backgrounds to fuel activism and the struggles they face along the way in the United States.