Leila Ahmed's guest appearances

Leila Ahmed

On Being with Krista Tippett

The Frontline Club

World Views

Mustafa Akyol

Tiffany Shlain

Sally Kohn

Eve Ensler

Kelly McEvers

Majora Carter

Mimi Chakarova

Adam Grant

Glenn Beck

Karen Armstrong

Michael Pollan

Tracy K. Smith

Ingrid Mattson

Ezra Klein

Seth Godin

OwlTail

Suzette Grillot joins us via Skype from Italy, and she’ll talk with Monica Sharp and Zach Messitte about the border crisis in the new Republic of South Sudan. The panel also discusses the controversy surrounding U.S. Marines desecrating the corpses of Taliban fighters, and asks some questions about Kim Jong Un -- the new leader of North Korea.Harvard Divinity School professor Leila Ahmed grew up in Cairo among a generation of women that dismissed traditional veils and headscarves as an unnecessary to modern life and Islamic piety. She joins World Views for a conversation on the Islamic resurgence of the last half-century -- and the role of Muslim women. Her latest book A Quiet Revolution explores the hijab’s resurgence in both the Middle East and America.

Suzette Grillot joins us via Skype from Italy, and she’ll talk with Monica Sharp and Zach Messitte about the border crisis in the new Republic of South Sudan. The panel also discusses the controversy surrounding U.S. Marines desecrating the corpses of Taliban fighters, and asks some questions about Kim Jong Un -- the new leader of North Korea. Harvard Divinity School professor Leila Ahmed grew up in Cairo among a generation of women that dismissed traditional veils and headscarves as an unnecessary to modern life and Islamic piety. She joins World Views for a conversation on the Islamic resurgence of the last half-century -- and the role of Muslim women. Her latest book A Quiet Revolution explores the hijab’s resurgence in both the Middle East and America.

Leila Ahmed on the Veil's Resurgence

Raised in Cairo in the 1940’s, by a generation of women who never wore the veil or headscarf, Leila Ahmed set out to discover why so many women now wear the veil, and what this shift means for women, Islam and the West.Leila Ahmed, who is the Victor S. Thomas Professor of Divinity at the Harvard Divinity School, will be joining us at the Club in conversation with Azadeh Moaveni, Iranian-American writer, journalist and author of Lipstick Jihad, to discuss her new book A Quiet Revolution: The Veil’s Resurgence, from the Middle East to America and her surprising discoveries about Muslim women, Islamism and democracy.At a time when both Islamist and democratic forces are dramatically changing the Middle East, Leila Ahmed’s analysis of the resurgence of the veil from Egypt to Saudi Arabia challenges many assumptions about women’s rights and activism.Leila Ahmed was the first professor of Women’s Studies in Religion at Harvard University and is author of Women and Gender in Islam.

Raised in Cairo in the 1940’s, by a generation of women who never wore the veil or headscarf, Leila Ahmed set out to discover why so many women now wear the veil, and what this shift means for women, Islam and the West. Leila Ahmed, who is the Victor S. Thomas Professor of Divinity at the Harvard Divinity School, will be joining us at the Club in conversation with Azadeh Moaveni, Iranian-American writer, journalist and author of Lipstick Jihad, to discuss her new book A Quiet Revolution: The Veil’s Resurgence, from the Middle East to America and her surprising discoveries about Muslim women, Islamism and democracy. At a time when both Islamist and democratic forces are dramatically changing the Middle East, Leila Ahmed’s analysis of the resurgence of the veil from Egypt to Saudi Arabia challenges many assumptions about women’s rights and activism. Leila Ahmed was the first professor of Women’s Studies in Religion at Harvard University and is author of Women and Gender in Islam.

Insight with Leila Ahmed:  A Quiet Revolution

Is there such a thing as the Muslim world? Is the “veil” a sign of submission or courage? Is our Western concern about women in Islam really a concern for the well-being of women? Our guest, Egyptian-American Leila Ahmed, challenges current thought on these and other questions.

Is there such a thing as the Muslim world? Is the “veil” a sign of submission or courage? Is our Western concern about women in Islam really a concern for the well-being of women? Our guest, Egyptian-American Leila Ahmed, challenges current thought on these and other questions.

Leila Ahmed — Muslim Women and Other Misunderstandings