March 25-29 Woman Empowerment Awareness Week!

Muslims Without Borders (MWB) is hosting “Sisters Week” where we hope to make our student body more aware of the various humanitarian crises taking place all around the world and affecting millions of women and children alike.

Our events of the week are as follows:
Monday (3/25) It’s a Girl screening
Doors Open 5:30pm
Screening begins at 6pm
Hoff Theater
This is a documentary about female infanticide in India and China

Tuesday (3/26) Hornbake Plaza 11am-4pm
Awareness Plaza on Hornbake about malnutrition, body image and hunger around the world.

Wednesday (3/27) 

Margaret Brent room 

Stamp 4-6pm
Female empowerment through social activism and humanitarian aid around the world--co-sponsored by the Thaqalayn Muslim Association (TMA) and Muslim Student Association, featuring Sahar Khamis, PhD Assistant Professor of Communication Affiliate Faculty in Consortium on Race, Gender and Ethnicity and Ambareen Jafri Vice Chair, Superintendent's Parent Involvement Advisory Council, Anne Arundel County

Thursday (3/28) 

Benjamin Banneker A

Stamp 4-6pm
Dialogue about misconceptions about women in South Asian Cultures--co-sponsored by Student Association for India's Development

Friday (3/29) 

Jimenez room 

Stamp 4-6pm Open Mic Night contact umcp@mwbrelief.org or aimaryland@gmail.com to sign up--co-sponsored by Amnesty International at UMD

For more information about the event check out our Facebook event page
http://www.facebook.com/events/480231092042320/?notif_t=plan_user_joined