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Barcelona 24th-27th October 2008The Third International Congress on Islamic Feminism has been announced by Junta Islàmica Catalana (Catalonian Islamic Board). The conference will be focused on the problems of Muslim women in the Global era. Many Muslim women today are facing a double oppression: economic (neo-liberalism) and political (religious fundamentalism). The Congress will consider the responses given by Islamic feminists to this situation, and their contribution towards the construction of a new civil society worldwide, based on a culture of human rights and Qur’anic values such as democracy, social justice, freedom of conscience and gender equality.Distinguished Muslim personalities will be attending, such as Bouthaina Shaaban ,  Syria 's Minister for Refugees and candidate for Nobel Peace Prize; and Baroness Uddin, the first Muslim woman becoming member of the House of Lords in  Britain . Other Muslim intellectuals such as Amina Wadud, Penda Mbow, Fatou Sow or Norani Othman, are expected to be attending. Alike Siti Musdah Mulia, chairwoman of Muslimat Nahdlatul Ullama, the largest Islamic social organization in Indonesia , with more than 40 million members; and Subhashini Ali, president of the female branch of the Communist Party of India, with more than 10 million women associated. There will be presentations about the campaign against stoning in Iran , the struggle for women’s political participation in the  Arabian Peninsula , and present strategies to improve women's rights. The Congress will receive almost twenty speakers coming from Morocco, Syria, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Iran, India, Senegal, Malaysia, Indonesia, USA and England.The event is organised by the Catalonian Islamic Board (Junta Islàmica Catalana), with the Patronage of the Catalonian Autonomous Government (Generalitat de Catalunya), the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), the European Institute for the Mediterranean (IEMED) and the British Council. Complete program and reservations: www.islamicfeminism.orgContact: info@feminismeislamic.org