Musawah - For Equality in the Family

Musawah is a global movement for equality and justice in the Muslim family, calling for equality, non-discrimination, justice and dignity as the basis of all human relations; full and equal citizenship for every individual; and marriage and family relations based on principles of equality and justice, with men and women sharing equal rights and responsibilities: Read the Musawah Framework for Action

Musawah declares that equality in the family is necessary because many aspects of our family laws fail to fulfil the Shari‘ah requirement of justice, and do not respond to the lives and experiences of Muslim families. Even laws that are more equitable are under threat. There cannot be equality in society without equality in the family. More

Musawah declares that equality in the family is possible because it is consistent with Islamic teachings, universal human rights, national constitutional guarantees of equality, and the lived realities of women and men. More

	Jan 2011 - Musawah Advocate releases her new website! Musawah International Advisory Group member and well-known Musim family law reform advocate, scholar-activist Ziba Mir-Hosseini recently launched her own website.
	Oct 2011 - Musawah Vision, Issue 7 is out! Read the seventh and latest issue of Musawah Vision - the quarterly update on Musawah's activities - in English here (PDF).
	Women of Mauritania, represented by the Association of Women Heads of Families (AFCF), issued a statement regarding the current status of women in Mauritania. The statement highlights women’s concerns regarding recent regressions on several fronts in relation to women’s issues and rights.
	Jun 2011 - The Democratic Association of Moroccan Women (ADFM) issued a statement on June 30. This outlines its position regarding the provisions of the draft constitution related to fundamental rights and freedoms, particularly those relating to women’s human rights. It is available now here .
	Oct 2011 - Musawah is at 50th Session of the CEDAW Committee, 3-21 October 2011 in Geneva, Switzerland! We recently made oral statements on the situation of Article 16 in Oman and Kuwait. To read Musawah's analyses and recommendations in full, click here for the Thematic Report. To read Article 16 in full, click here .
	Sept 2011 - Musawah is embarking on a groundbreaking initiative on 'qiwamah' and 'wilayah'! Musawah is undertaking a long-term, multi-faceted knowledge building initiative on the Qur'anic concepts of qiwamah and wilayah, which are commonly understood as sactioning men's authority over women. We are inviting all Musawah Advocates to join this initiative. Read more here .
	Jan 2011 - New publication by Musawah - CEDAW and Muslim Family Laws: In Search of Common Ground (2011) - based on a Musawah research project on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, that examined States parties' justifications for their failure to implement CEDAW with regard to family laws and practices that discriminate against Muslim women.
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