Lila Abu-Lughod Interviewed by Columbia Journal: "Do Muslim Women Still Need Saving?"

CSSD Interim Director and Joseph L. Buttenwieser Professor of Social Science Lila Abu-Lughod was recently featured in an interview by Mariam Syed at the Columbia Journal to mark the twentieth anniversary of her essay and ten anniversary of her book, Do Muslim Women Need Saving? (HUP 2013).

The article, titled “Do Muslim Women Still Need Saving?: How Lila Abu-Lughod Interprets Today’s Political Reality,” explores the development of Abu-Lughod’s own ideas while also speaking to the relevance of her work in understanding current political dynamics, including the Middle East. Concerns such as the role of Muslim women in liberation efforts and the challenges of feminist activism in addressing gender violence within geopolitical contexts are brought into discussion not only with her own intellectual journey but also that of a rapidly changing world.

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