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.
Click here for links to texts of Muslim family laws or laws in countries that have significant Muslim majority or minority populations.
Click here for links to life stories of how family laws affect people in real and meaningful ways.
See the Musawah Framework for Action (available in English, French, Arabic, Malay and Persian) for more information on Musawah's conceptual framework and core principles.
