Join Muslims for Progressive Values for "The De‑Spiritualization of Women: Patriarchy and the Erasure of Female Sacred Agency in Islamic Tradition", a Learning Circle with Dr. Hasib Nasiri.

Date 🗓 March 7, 2026

Time 🕘 11:30 AM PT | 2:30 PM ET | 8:30 PM CET

About the Learning Circle: This lecture examines how patriarchal interpretations within Muslim history have gradually stripped women of their spiritual authority, reducing them to domestic and biological roles. Drawing on Muslim feminist scholarship, it highlights how these limitations emerged through specific historical and political processes, and invites participants to reimagine an Islamic tradition where women’s sacred agency is fully restored.

About the Presenter: Dr. Hasib Nasiri is a Danish‑Afghan philosopher whose work sits at the intersection of Islamic philosophy, theology, and gender in the Islamic tradition. He earned his doctorate from Uppsala University on a dissertation examining the role of religious critique in Islamic thought. Since 2020, Dr. Nasiri has facilitated reading circles in Islamic feminism with more than 110 participants across both introductory and advanced levels. These circles have become a space for learning, reflection, and community, created for a deeper learning.