Free Public Seminar
Islamic Law: Misconceptions and Misrepresentations

Saturday 5 November 2005
1.30pm—3.00pm
Brisbane City Council Library Theatrette
Lower ground level, City Plaza, cnr Ann, George & Adelaide Streets,
Brisbane

Please RSVP to LRA-QLD@hotmail.com

Members of the public interested in learning about the nature and role
of Islamic Law from an informed and scholarly perspective are
encouraged to attend this free seminar jointly hosted by the Lawyers'
Reform Association (Queensland) and the Women's International League
for Peace and Freedom.

Speakers:

Dr Nadirsyah Hosen, 'Islamic law: Revelation, interpretation and
social change.' Dr Hosen completed his first PhD (Law) at the
University of Wollongong and a second PhD (Islamic Law) at the
National University of Singapore. As a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at
the TC Beirne School of Law at the University of Queensland, Nadir is
currently writing a manuscript on International law, human
rights and anti-terrorism law.

Dr Christine Mason, 'Challenging the ignorant: Islam and female
circumcision in the Horn of Africa and Australia'. Dr Mason has a
BA(Hons)/LLB (Hons) from the Australian National University and a PhD
from the University of New South Wales. She lived in the Horn of
Africa for three years researching her PhD and working for UNHCR. She
is now a Lecturer in the School of Political Science and International
Studies at the University of Queensland.

Dr Nicky Jones, 'Legal and cultural aspects of the Islamic headscarf
in a secular State.' Dr Jones has a PhD in French and Law from the
University of Queensland, and has published articles on secularism and
on the Islamic headscarf in France.