Stephanie Saldaña and Leila Ahmed

Women in the Middle East

From: KGOU
Series: World Views
Length: 54:33

Three generations of women with remarkably different experiences in the Middle East. Harvard Divinity School professor Leila Ahmed on the Islamic resurgence and traditional headscarves. Author Stephanie Saldaña on Catholicism while living in Jerusalem. And Ph.D student Sama Salem on her experiences feeding and clothing protesters in Tahrir Square in early 2011. Read the full description.

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Playing: Women in the Middle East
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120319_salda_a_ahmed_small Three generations of women with remarkably different experiences in the Arab World join the program. Harvard Divinity School professor Leila Ahmed grew up in Cairo in the 1940s and 50s, and now writes about the Islamic resurgence. Her latest book A Quiet Revolution explores the return of traditional headscarves in both the Middle East and America.

Author Stephanie Saldaña's memoir The Bread of Angels details the year she spent in Damascus studying Jesus in the Muslim World, and her own struggle with Catholicism in a monestary in the Syrian desert.

And Texas Tech University Ph.D candidate in oil and gas engineering Sama Salem participated in Egypt's Tahrir Square protests. She's a faculty member at Cairo University, who was responsible for feeding and educating protesters in early 2011.

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Piece Description

Three generations of women with remarkably different experiences in the Arab World join the program. Harvard Divinity School professor Leila Ahmed grew up in Cairo in the 1940s and 50s, and now writes about the Islamic resurgence. Her latest book A Quiet Revolution explores the return of traditional headscarves in both the Middle East and America.

Author Stephanie Saldaña's memoir The Bread of Angels details the year she spent in Damascus studying Jesus in the Muslim World, and her own struggle with Catholicism in a monestary in the Syrian desert.

And Texas Tech University Ph.D candidate in oil and gas engineering Sama Salem participated in Egypt's Tahrir Square protests. She's a faculty member at Cairo University, who was responsible for feeding and educating protesters in early 2011.

Broadcast History

Saldaña Interview Aired on KGOU: August 2, 2010
Salem Interview Aired on KGOU: September 26, 2011
Ahmed Interview Aired on KGOU: January 16, 2011

Musical Works

Title	Artist	Album	Label	Year	Length
Concordia	Dave Brubeck; Yo-Yo Ma	Songs of Joy & Peace.	Sony	2008	01:00
Ciftetelli	Laco Tayfa & Husnu Senlendirici	The Rough Guide to the Music of Turkey.	World Music Network	2003	05:25
Love In A Time Of Chaos	Syriana	The Road to Damascus.	PID	2010	04:09

Additional Credits

Host: Zach Messitte, Dean of the University of Oklahoma College of International Studies, President-designate of Ripon College

Panelists: Suzette Grillot, Associate Dean of the University of Oklahoma College of International Studies; Joshua Landis, Director of the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma, author of SyriaComment.com