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What is the Muslim attitude toward marital sex? The answers to these and many other provocative questions will be addressed on Feb. 3 during the Symposium on Gender and Sexuality in Law and Religion taking place at the University of Michigan. The event is being co-sponsored by the U-M Jean & Samuel Frankel Institute for Advanced Judaic Studies and the Institute for Research on Women and Gender. It is also a highlight of the Frankel Institute's year-long theme focusing on gender and Jewish life. "Gender and sexuality are expand- ing areas of research by scholars of both law and religion:' noted Deborah Dash Moore, Frankel Center director and Frederick G.L. Huetwell professor of history at U-M. "For this sympo- sium, we've invited scholars who work on related themes — for example, the Dash Moore question of violence within families — and asked them to think about these issues in relation to a specific religious tradition:' she said. "The University of Michigan's Institute for Research on Women and Gender promotes and supports wide-ranging studies focused on women, gender and sexual- ity:' said Deborah Keller-Cohen, U-M professor of linguis- .., tics and women's \ studies, IRWG's Keller-Cohen associate director and a member of the Frankel Institute's steering commit- tee. "This symposium will explore the ways that changing gender norms have prompted religious and secular leaders to reconsider longstanding rules, laws and customs:' The full-day event will include ses- sions led by U-M professors as well as leading scholars from Arizona State University, Dartmouth College, New York University, Villanova University, Washington University and Wright State University. Discussions will focus on papers previously submitted for sessions on legal sex, sexual politics and crimes of passion. The opening panel, for example, will address the question of what con- stitutes legal sex in both Judaism and Islam. "Religious legal traditions have a lot to say about sex:' said Dash Moore. "Certainly, current debates over what constitutes marriage — and by exten- sion, legal sexual partners — make us aware of how attitudes and laws change Sessions throughout the day will explore religious accommodations and gender inequality in secular law, queer bodies in rabbinic literature, and sex and order in the Christian household. A final roundtable session promises debate over broader issues raised dur- ing the symposium. "Our hope said Frankel Institute Convening Head Fellow Beth Wenger, "is that this symposium will spark a conversation about how different faith traditions have been shaped by and are challenging both religious and secular legal frameworks:" Slingshot Guide Accepting Entries From Nonprofits ists and donors looking for new opportunities and projects that, through their innovative nature, ensure the Jewish community remains relevant and thriving. 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