The Red Hat Events

Coming in #3 - Feminism in Islam

The problems of Muslim women are often attributed to their faith or community. But it is white men who most often harass women with a headscarf. Muslim women are discriminated against by them because of their appearance, name, skin color, orientation. And precisely because they are women. Should Muslim women come out of the closet as believers these days?

 Tonight we are not talking about but with Muslim women. They tell us what issues they really have to deal with. What are the consequences if you are visibly Muslim as a woman? What do you encounter and how are you treated? We hear what it does to you if you fall outside all norms and ask the headscarf question one more time: is it a voluntary choice or oppression?

Coming #1 - Pink Belief

LGBTIQ people often encounter the same challenges in church, mosque or synagogue. There is supposedly no place for LGBTIQ people within the faith. It is a challenge to change this. Believers from different religious communities fight against this exclusion.
Tonight
we will talk to queer believers. How do you shape your own faith? Can you break open ideas about relationships, sexuality and gender within religion? And how can LGBTIQ people from different faiths work together in this?

The evening will be introduced by David Bos, theologian/sociologist affiliated with the UVA, under the title “(Un)holy relationship between (un)faith and LHBTI+”. Then no fewer than two panels will speak:
The first panel consists of experts and activists in which, among other things, the implications of the Nashville Statement will be discussed, how it fits into the larger social discussion around LGBTIQ issues and religion, and which LGBTIQ issues remain underexposed.

The second “Holy” panel consists of religious/spiritual leaders from different communities. Together we look at how (dis)belief plays a role in the experience of LHBTI people. Where are the opportunities, possibilities and connections?

Coming in #1 - Queer Muslims

January 21, 2019

LGBTIQ

and Muslim. For most people, that will sound like a recipe for conflict. For many queer Muslims themselves, these identities often clash. That creates challenges around self-acceptance and identity. What if you don’t want to be gay? Or your family doesn’t accept it, but you still want to come home?

Tonight we will talk to queer Muslims. What effect do these multiple identities have on their lives, development and self-image? How can society create space for these young people, so that they can build a safe and happy existence?

Moderator Sylvana Simons speaks to a four-person panel. Döne Fil is a well-known figure in the LGBTI emancipation movement. She fights for equal rights for minority groups, but also for LGBTI people and women. She won the LGBTI emancipation award for this. Dounia Jari is chair of Maruf. In all her work, she takes her task seriously to create more awareness around intersectionality. Gazi Duran is a board member at Maruf. He tries to reach young people who are struggling with their process of self-acceptance through all kinds of media. In 2018, he was listed as one of the Kleurrijk 50: game changer in diversity. Souad Boumedien joins as the fourth panel member.