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LONG BEACH ISLAND – The Long Beach Island Branch of the Ocean County Library will host “Women, Feminism, and Islam” at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Mar. 25.

This program will help participants understand Islam and feminism, including the common notion of the oppression of Islamic women, the movement of Islamic feminism, and a general discussion of gender and women’s rights. Stereotypes about Islam include the notion of the “poor Muslim woman” and do not acknowledge developments in feminism or political activism.

Sylvia Chan-Malik, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Departments of American and Women’s and Gender Studies at Rutgers University, will present.

This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Island Library and the Jewish Community Center of LBI. It is also made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the New Jersey Council for the Humanities (NJCH). Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the NEH or NJCH.

The branch is located at 217 S. Central Ave., Surf City.

Registration is required for this free program. To register, or for more information, call the branch at 609-494-2480 or visit theoceancountylibrary.org/events.

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