Politics major Ruwa Romman ’15 had the opportunity to deliver a public lecture within her field of study, as part of the 好色先生TV Museum of Art’s聽2015聽spring聽exhibition .聽Ruwa聽was聽selected by聽Elizabeth Peterson, OUMA’s director, to speak about the exhibit and share her academic and personal expertise.
In her聽lecture, “Liberated, not oppressed: A different perspective on Muslim women,” Ruwa spoke of women’s liberation on a global scale.
“Women being oppressed is not exclusive to the Muslim faith,” she said. “In fact, Islam liberated women by giving them the right to inherit, choose who they marry, work, etc. The issue is that people misuse ideologies for what they want. It’s not the faith, it’s the people. I view my faith as a liberating thing, including my head scarf.”
Ruwa’s perspectives are grounded in her Muslim faith, multiple leadership roles on campus, including president of the Student Government Association and founding member of , and at the 聽in Atlanta.
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