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Programme: Regional Workshop on Islamic Family Law and Justice for Muslim Women

Thursday, 7 June
2000 Welcome Dinner at Hotel
Friday, 8 June
0830 - 0915 Registration
0915 - 1015 Opening and Introduction
1015 - 1215 Session 1. Theme: Marriage
1215 - 1430 Lunch and Friday Prayer
1430 - 1630 Session 2. Theme: Polygamy
1630 - 1645 Tea Break
1645 - 1845 Session 3. Theme: Divorce
Saturday, 9 June
0900 - 1100 Session 4. Theme: Financial Provisions
1100 - 1120 Coffee Break
1120 - 1300 Custody / Guardianship / Child Maintenance
1300 - 1415 Lunch and Solat
1415 - 1615 Procedure and Case Management
1615  - 1645 Tea Break
Sunday, 10 June
0900 - 1000 Synthesis of Problem / Best Practices / Issues for Reform
1000 - 1020 Coffee Break
1020 - 1220 Strategies for Reform Through Theology and Fiqh
"What's Interpretation Got To Do With It: Strategies for Gender Reform" by Amina Wadud
"The Construction of Gender in Islamic Legal Thought and Strategies for Reform" by Ziba Mir-Hosseini
Discussant - Amira El Azhary Sonbol
1220 - 1345 Lunch and Solat
1345 - 1545 5 Working Groups: Focus on Strategies for Reform
Working Group 1: Marriage
Working Group 2: Polygamy
Working Group 3: Divorce
Working Group 4: Financial Provisions
Working Group 5: Custody / Guardianship / Maintenance
1545 - 1605 Tea Break
1605 - 1715 Report of Working Groups
1715 - 1815 Concluding Session:
-Closing Remarks
-Feedback / Future Plans

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