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Asadi is visiting professor at UMW this semester, where she\u2019s continuing the research she began in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>Although hundreds of UMW students study abroad every year, undergraduate research like Afsous\u2019 work with Asadi provides a way for students to make global connections without ever leaving the Fredericksburg campus.<\/p>\n<p>In Iran and other Middle Eastern countries, Afsous explained, research has shown that, in some cases, girls as young as 12 years old are engaged in prostitution rings. Some girls may see it as their only way out of poverty.<\/p>\n<p>Asadi, herself, fled Iran after one of her friends was arrested in connection with their presentation before the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women a little more than a year ago. She came to UMW through a program called the Scholar Rescue Fund, part of the Institute for International Eduction committed to academic freedom.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the research, Afsous is examining the language in various legal systems surrounding sex trafficking, prostitution and women\u2019s rights.<\/p>\n<p>Afsous emphasized that although finding a solution to the problem of sex trafficking may be difficult and that reading case studies of abused women with no clear way to help them is frustrating, research like Asadi\u2019s provides an important starting point.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to get the word out,\u201d Afsous said.<\/p>\n<p>Her research has received a positive reaction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost people think it is good that we are talking about a taboo topic,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Asadi, who teaches a seminar this semester about the contradictions between human rights and the feminist approach in Iran, agreed that sharing a holistic view of the issues is paramount.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShirin as a Muslim woman is willing to find a way to come at the challenges from a positive approach,\u201d Asadi said.<\/p>\n<p>Although Afsous\u2019 portion of the research will culminate at the end of the semester, she hopes others will have the opportunity to work alongside Asadi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWorking with Leila has been eye-opening,\u201d Afsous said. \u201cShe has introduced me to an area of law I never would have considered before. UMW is so lucky to have her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The experience has been so influential for Afsous that she has decided to start a research project of her own \u2013 \u201cWomen in Islam\u201d \u2013 based on what she has learned in Asadi\u2019s class.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy project focuses on a reinterpretation of the Quran to show that there are human rights for women, certainly with many gray areas,\u201d Afsous explained.<\/p>\n<p>For Professor Mehdi Aminrazavi, Afsous\u2019 research mentor and co-director of the Leidecker Center for Asian Studies, the project delves into the complexities and interpretations of human rights in Islam.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe challenge of a project like Shirin\u2019s is how to interpret and contextualize Quranic law in modern times,\u201d Aminrazavi said.<\/p>\n<p>Afsous plans to present her research at UMW\u2019s Research and Creativity Day on Tuesday, April 17.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For Shirin Afsous, the problem of sex trafficking in the Middle East hits home. 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