ayesha chaudhry

‘It’s not just about Quebec’: Bill 21 helps prompt anti-hate task force in Calgary

Star Calgary spoke to Ayesha Chaudhry, the Canada Research Chair in religion, law and social justice and a professor of Islamic studies at UBC, about Quebec’s Bill 21 and efforts by […]

Apr 5, 2019

New Zealand mosque attack

CTV interviewed Ayesha Chaudhry, a professor of religious studies at UBC, about the attack on mosques in New Zealand. In a related article, the Vancouver Sun spoke to Sarah Munawar,  a […]

Mar 18, 2019

Experts on the Quebec mosque shooting

Experts on the Quebec mosque shooting

UBC experts are available to comment on the shooting in the Quebec City mosque on Sunday, Jan. 29.

Jan 30, 2017

Don’t politicize women’s bodies

Don’t politicize women’s bodies

Don’t politicize women’s bodies In a Globe and Mail op-ed, UBC’s Ayesha S.Chaudhry says France’s ban on burkas forces “an artificial binary between national citizenship and religious identity.” Read more…

Aug 5, 2014

Open to interpretation

Open to interpretation

A UBC prof. hopes to reduce violence against women in the Muslim community by exploring various interpretations of a verse of the Qur’an.

Feb 27, 2014