Briggs and Morgan, Professional Association and

Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights

present

Women’s Human Rights Speaker Series

Contributions and Challenges of

Professional Muslim Women

presented by

Zarina Baber and Taslima Khaled

Thursday, September 4^th, 2003, at 12:00 P.M.

at Briggs and Morgan, PA, 2400 IDS Center, in Minneapolis

(lunch will be served)

Zarina Baber is an Information Technology professional who is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Technology Management at the University of St. Thomas.  Her bachelor’s degree is from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.  In 1996, she established a part-time, volunteer-based free health clinic for the uninsured.   She was the recipient of the Hennepin County Employee Recognition Award in 2000, and the Community Leadership Award from the Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans in 2001.

An educator by profession, Taslima Khaled is a Community Faculty member and full-time Academic Advisor in the College of Management at Metropolitan State University.  She teaches Interpersonal/Intercultural Communication courses, and has given numerous presentations to community and church groups and public schools.  She is also the founder of Muslim Community Outreach, a volunteer organization serving free hot meals to senior citizens of Bloomington since 2000.  A resident of Richfield, Taslima is married and the mother of three children.

This is one in a series of lunchtime speakers dedicated to improving awareness of women’s human rights issues.  Please join us the first Thursday of each month for a new presentation.  For more information, contact Mary Hunt at Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights.

Please RSVP to Mary Hunt at Minnesota Advocates for

 Human Rights by noon on Tuesday, September 2^nd.

Phone: (612) 341-3302 ext. 107  Email: mhunt@mnadvocates.org