Women of varied religions to discuss faith

By Pat Gee

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Oct 29, 2011

~~<p>Growing up as a Muslim in Pakistan, Azeema Faizunnisa said she never felt like a second-class citizen because she was a woman.</p>
<p>"I always thought Islam gave lots of rights to women. I had a positive view of Islam," said Faizunnisa, a University of Hawaii sociology student, who is from a well-educated family which she said is more progressive than the general population.</p>
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Growing up as a Muslim in Pakistan, Azeema Faizunnisa said she never felt like a second-class citizen because she was a woman.

"I always thought Islam gave lots of rights to women. I had a positive view of Islam," said Faizunnisa, a University of Hawaii sociology student, who is from a well-educated family which she said is more progressive than the general population. Login for more...