GW UNIVERSITY CLUB TO HOST PANEL DISCUSSION ON
“MODERNITY AND ISLAM: EXPERIENCES OF TURKISH WOMEN”
NOVEMBER 20

Mimi Logoglu, Wife of the Turkish Ambassador, to Open the Discussion

EVENT:	“Modernity and Islam: Experiences of Turkish Women,” a panel of Islam and Turkish experts discussing the evolution of women’s roles and rights in modern Turkey, with special emphasis on the sweeping reforms of Turkey’s founder Kemal Ataturk in the 1920s and 1930s that directly impacted the status of women in the country. This event is sponsored by The George Washington University Club. The panel will also cover Turkey’s experience in blending women’s rights with a majority Muslim society and a secular and democratic government. A reception with hors d’oeuvres and refreshments will follow.
SPEAKERS:	Oya Bain – capital region vice president of the Assembly of Turkish American Associations and moderator of program; Zeyno Baran – fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and recipient of the Firestone Medal for his 1996 thesis on the compatibility of Islam and democracy; Engin Inel Holmstrom – an author with more than 50 publications on higher education issues and women’s rights; Filiz Odabas-Geldiay – vice president of the Ataturk Society of America; and Guler Koknar – executive director of the Assembly of Turkish American Associations.
WHEN:	Wednesday, November 20, 2002 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
WHERE:	The George Washington University Club 1918 F Street, NW Washington, D.C.