scripture that she said Muslims believe predetermine the patriarchal relations between men and women in the culture. She reads the Quran “as a liberty text” for women. “This isn’t to say that the Quran doesn’t speak of women and men; it is only to point out that the Quran does not say that one is superior to another,” Barlas said. “For example, there are no voices that define women in terms of female attributes that are unique only to women … nor are there any voices that define men in terms of male attributes that are unique only to men.” Samar Habib, associate researcher at the Centre for Gender Studies at the University of London, highlighted the topic of the decriminalization of homosexuality through a timeline of countries recognizing or failing to recognize “LGBT rights as human rights.” Habib cited a memorandum released by President Barack Obama in 2011 on his dedication to the protection of LGBTQ rights. Habib said this meant the spotlight was on other countries to follow suit in supporting LGBTQ people. She also referenced July 2016 letter Amr Ramadan, Egypt’s ambassador to the U.N. Human Rights Council, sent a to the council president detailing his opposition to the appointment of a United Nations monitor against anti- gay violence. Habib saw this response as a way to get around enacting social change for LGBTQ individuals in Egypt. “(Ramadan) argued basically the mandate’s stated purpose, which is to protect people from violence and persecution, was only a cover, a Trojan horse for a backdoor usurping of conditional cultural values, and now he starts to sound a lot more like Vladimir Putin,” Habib said. 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While Silkworth has been most vocal about his opposition to the deer cull in previous public comments, he emphasized that protecting single-family neighborhoods from more large development projects has become a main component of his campaign. “While very good at soft conversation, when it comes to hard issues, they (current City Council members) always come down on the side of development,” Silkworth said. In an interview last week, Warpehoski said he sees future development projects as essential to solving the city’s affordable housing problem. He attributed current discussions around housing affordability to supply shortages, pointing to a lack of housing to accommodate the number of people who want to live in the city. “Part of it is a supply and demand problem,” Warpehoski said. “One of the ways to address that part of the housing affordability problem is to increase our housing supply, so I am in favor of policies that help us increase our housing supply.” One potential project the candidates are divided on is the city-owned Library Lot on Fifth Avenue and Williams Street. City Council has been discussing the idea of building a 17-story apartment complex in the currently empty lot. Councilmember Jack Eaton (D– Ward 4) has proposed letting the public vote on the development of the space in the November election, but the current council, including Warpehoski, voted the measure down. Silkworth said the use of the lot needs to be taken to a popular vote, adding that there needs to be greater trust in the public and transparency between all parties. He also emphaized erm limits, nothing an upcoming ballot proposal to increase in mayor and City Council member term length from two to four years, Silkworth argues keeping the two years would lead to greater civic engagement. COUNCIL From Page 1 ISLAM From Page 1 LIBRARY From Page 1 Read more online at MichiganDaily.com working with you and others at the city over the past 14 months, we have decided that the many unresolved important issues create too much uncertainty for us to sensibly continue our efforts,” Levin wrote. Taylor was not immediately available for comment. Affordable housing and an increase in high- rises downtown have been controversial topics recently among Ann Arbor residents and students, including the library lot. In June, residents started a petition to attempt to halt the sale of the lot aiming to get a proposal on the November ballot that would prevent the sale of city property to private developers. However, the petition failed in July due to lack of certifiable signatures. The city initially sold the lot to Dennis Dahlmann in April 2014 for $5.25 million following its use as a parking area. It was confirmed that Dahlman then sold it to Habitat this March. In the plans submitted to City Council, Habitat included at least 20 units designated for affordable housing with moderate rents, but some council members wished to see more affordable units and requested that the city staff renegotiate. Looking forward, if the property is not developed by April 2018, the city will have the option to buy back the property for either the appraised value or $4.2 million, though plans for the property’s future are unknown at this time. “The many unresolved important issues create too much uncertainty” Read more online at MichiganDaily.com