The editor of the book, “The Baby in the Bag”, will talk about “Being a woman in the context of conflicts and persecution” in general and the case of Turkish women in particular.
Hafza Girdap does her PhD in Women’s and Gender Studies at Stony Brook University, New York and her research area is human and women’s rights in Muslim contexts, integration and adaptation of Muslim immigrant women along with the issue of redefinition of their cultural identities.
She is also a founding member of Set Them Free platform who works for the women’s rights violated particularly in Turkey, a volunteer in different human rights organizations such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch. She has given “Sufism” and “Women’s Rights are Human Rights” courses at Emory University Continuous Education. She has also given speeches at several conferences such as UNGA, UN CSW and World Affairs Council Peace Conference about ongoing human rights violations in Turkey mostly focusing on women’s experiences and enforced migration.
As having a personal motto in her life which is “Let Dreams Lead You!” she has a dream of running towards her ideal wherever and whenever possible. Another aspect of her is the love of meeting new people from different parts of the world with different cultural backgrounds. She is running online global bookclubs on Instagram where she also makes live interviews concerning women and youth empowerment. Hafza, with her two daughters (17 and 12 years) and her husband, is living on Long Island, New York.
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