This online press kit contains information for the media about Musawah, including background information, public statements issued by Musawah, stories from the 2009 Global Meeting, and recent press coverage. Musawah can connect media representatives with individuals connected with the movement for interviews about Musawah or Muslim family laws and practices.

Please contact Musawah if you need any additional information:

Musawah
c/o Sisters in Islam (SIS Forum Malaysia)
Tel: +603 7785 6121 
Fax: +603 7785 8737
Email: media@musawah.org

• Musawah Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) 

• Musawah Framework for Action:   English   Arabic   French   Malay   Persian

• First issue (2009:1 – October 2009) of Musawah Vision, the quarterly update on Musawah issues and activities:   English

• Background theoretical papers (published as Wanted: Equality and Justice in the Muslim Family)

• National profiles (published as Home Truths: A Global Report on Equality in the Muslim Family)

• 2009 Global Meeting Summary of Proceedings:   English   Arabic   Français

• Musawah Opening Video and the 2009 Global Meeting Closing Video:

       

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• Musawah Statement to the CEDAW Committee: Musawah Statement on the Proposed CEDAW General Recommendation on Economic Consequences of Marriage and its Dissolution, 4 August 2009.
   
• Musawah Press Release: UN Special Rapporteur Yakin Ertürk Attends Global Movement on Equality and Justice in the Muslim Family, 13 February 2009.

• 2009 Global Meeting Summary of Proceedings:   English   Arabic   Français

• Quotes from Musawah Participants (17 February 2009)   English   Arabic   Français

• Way-Forward Strategies for Musawah (17 February 2009)   English   Bahasa Malaysia   Arabic   Français
  • Photos:   Group Photo   Planning Committee

• For Muslim Women, Modernity Often Leads to Conflict (16 February 2009)   English   Bahasa Malaysia   Arabic   Français
  • Speaker photos:   Mahnaz Afkhami   Rashida Manjoo   Alia Hogben   Shanthi Dairiam

• Research Is Important in Shaping Indigenous Feminism (16 February 2009)   English   Bahasa Malaysia   Arabic   Français
  • Speaker photos:   Masjaliza Hamzah   Vivienne Wee   Shareen Gokal

• Networking for Change: An Overview (15 February 2009)   English   Bahasa Malaysia   Arabic   Français
  • Speaker photos:   Zarizana Abdul Aziz   Daisy Khan   Rakhee Goyal   Pinar Ilkkaracan   Azza Karam

• Women Need Allies in Parliament (15 February 2009)   English   Bahasa Malaysia   Arabic   Français
  • Speaker photos:   Amina Lemrini   Pinar Ilkkaracan   Roya Rahmani   Imrana Jalal

• Women of Different Faiths Walk the Rocky Road to Equality (15 February 2009)   English   Bahasa Malaysia   Arabic   Français
  • Speaker photos:   Madhu Mehra   Deena Hurwitz   Bhikkhuni Dhammananda   Frances Kissling

• Fiqh Is Man-Made, Laws Can Change (14 February 2009)   English   Bahasa Malaysia   Arabic   Français
  • Speaker photos:   Amina Wadud   Muhammad Khalid Masud   Ziba Mir-Hosseini

• Change Is Possible: Strategies for Family Law Reform (14 February 2009)   English   Bahasa Malaysia   Arabic   Français
  • Speaker photos:   Cassandra Balchin   Amira El-Azhary Sonbol

• Patriarchy Versus Islam at Day One of Musawah Meeting (14 February 2009)   English   Bahasa Malaysia   Arabic   Français
  • Plenary session (in talk-show format):   Group Photo   Rangina Hamidi   Shaista Gohir

• Keynote address by Yakin Ertürk (14 February 2009)   Text   Photo
   
• Opening speech by Zainah Anwar (14 February 2009)   Text   Photo
   
• Launched: Global Movement Empowering Muslim Women (14 February 2009)   English   Bahasa Malaysia   Arabic   Français
  • Feast of Equals Welcome Speech by Zainah Anwar, Friday, 13 February 2009   Text
  • Photo:   Ziba Mir-Hosseini, Zainah Anwar, Shahrizat Abdul Jalil and Muhammad Khalid Masud (from left)
  • Photo:   Gamelan performers: Rhythm in Bronze
  • Photo:   Planning Committee
     
• Musawah Press Release: UN Special Rapporteur Yakin Ertürk Attends Global Movement on Equality and Justice in the Muslim Family, 13 February 2009.
   

• Negotiating Bliss, Cassandra Balchin, OpenDemocracy.net 50/50 project, 8 March 2010.
   
• Understanding Islamic Feminism, Ziba Mir-Hosseini conversation with Yoginder Sikand, The American Muslim, 7 February 2010.
   
• Stress, quarrels and neglect: the 'normal' polygamous family, Norani Othman and Masjaliza Hamzah, OpenDemocracy.net 50/50 project, 14 January 2010.
   
• Seminar discusses women's rights in Islam, Arwa Gaballa, Daily News Egypt, 14 January 2010.
   
• Networking for a purpose, Ahmed Abu Ghazala, Al-Ahram Weekly, Issue No. 978, 24-30 December 2009.
   
• Europe waking up to honour killings after Turkish Kurd jailed in UK, David Sapsted, The National (Abu Dhabi), 28 December 2009.
   
• Broken Taboos in Post-Election Iran, Ziba Mir-Hosseini, Middle East Report Online, 19 December 2009.
   
• Last but not least: CEDAW and family law, Cassandra Balchin, OpenDemocracy.net 50/50 project, 18 December 2009.
   
• The veil, the Koran, and the Muslim women's movement, Monitor Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 11 December 2009.
   
• The wedding dress with attitude, Cassandra Balchin, OpenDemocracy.net 50/50 project, 10 December 2009.
   
• Ugandan gays and Muslim women: A common struggle to redefine family, Cassandra Balchin, OpenDemocracy.net 50/50 project, 9 November 2009.
   
• Zainah Anwar on Islam and Muslim Feminism, Zainah Anwar interview with Yoginder Sikand, 16 October 2009.
   
• Indonesian Women's Organizations Unite in New Group, Nurfika Osman, Jakarta Globe, 14 October 2009.
   
• In search of equality: From London to Kuala Lumpur, Ziba Mir-Hosseini, Middle East in London, July/August 2009.
   
• Much ado over 'banning' SIS, Shahanaaz Habib, The Star (Malaysia), 21 June 2009.
   
• Headscarves and hymens, Mona Eltahawy, Huffington Post, 16 June 2009.
   
• Muslim women seek to lift the veils of prejudice, Carla Power, Times Online (UK), 1 May 2009.
   
• Musawah advocates equality and justice in the Muslim family, Waheeda Amien and Fateema Seedat, Muslim Views Vol. 23 No. 4 (April 2009) 10-11.
   
• A global movement in pursuit of equality, Margot Badran, Reset Dialogue on Civilisations, 20 April 2009.
   
• Musawah beyond women's rights, K.C. Boey, New Straits Times (Malaysia), 12 April 2009.
   
• Family law: More bricks in the wall, Fatemeh Fakhraie, AltMuslimah, 18 March 2009.
   
• Claiming back Islam's revolutionary spirit, Nadira Artyk, AltMuslimah, 16 March 2009.
   
• Musawah - How Do You Say Equality?, Mona Eltahawy, Jerusalem Post, 15 March 2009.
   
• Musawah: Equality and Justice in the Muslim Family (PDF), Sara Farooqi, Muslims for Progressive Values Review, Vol. 1, Issue 3, 8 March 2009.
   
• Harbingers of change, Nimah Ismail Nawwab, Arab News, 7 March 2009.
   
• A small step for womankind, Shahanaaz Habib, The Star (Malaysia), 7 March 2009.
   
• Her roar for change, Shahanaaz Habib, The Star (Malaysia), 7 March 2009.
   
• Musawah: Equality is both necessary and possible, Kathambi Kinoti, Association for Women's Rights in Development, 6 March 2009.
   
• Women's Rights in an Economic Crisis, Jane Gabriel, Open Democracy, 6 March 2009.
   
• Muslim Women "Warriors", Frances Kissling, Religion Dispatches, 6 March 2009.
   
• Bearers of change, Zainah Anwar, International Herald Tribune, 5 March 2009.
   
• Justice, inshallah (PDF), Liz Gooch, South China Morning Post, 3 March 2009.
   
• Neither alien nor a threat, Zainah Anwar, The Star (Malaysia), 2 March 2009.
   
• Equality and Justice in Muslim Personal Status (in Arabic), Hatoon Al-Fassi, Al-Riyadh, 1 March 2009.
   
• Arab Women Progress on Rights, but There is Far to Go, Frida Ghitis, World Politics Review, 26 February 2009.
   
• Musawah in Malaysia: A Voice for Justice, Hajiya Bilkisu, Daily Trust (Nigeria), 26 February 2009.
   
• The sister we missed (in Arabic), Mona Eltahawy, Al Arab (Qatar), 24 February 2009.
   
• Gender equality consistent with Islamic teachings: Jalal, Mary Johns, Fiji Times, 24 February 2009.
   
• Musawah bahas kesaksamaan wanita, Diyana Rose Kamalludeen, Utusan Malaysia, 24 February 2009.
   
• Musawah: solidarity in diversity, Cassandra Balchin, Open Democracy, 23 February 2009.
   
• The sister we missed, Mona Eltahawy, Globe and Mail (Toronto), 23 February 2009.
   
• Modernity and Conflict, MOTIVE Art, 22 February 2009.
   
• Equality in the Family is Necessary and Possible (in Arabic), Hatoon Al-Fassi, Al-Riyadh, 22 February 2009.
   
• Ulamak advocates justice for women, Shahanaaz Habib, The Star (Malaysia), 22 February 2009.
   
• 'How can you justify rape in a marriage?', New Straits Times, 22 February 2009.
   
• Change is possible, New Straits Times, 22 February 2009.
   
• In the search of happiness in the family, Ati Nurbaiti, The Jakarta Post, 22 February 2009.
   
• Muslim women still facing long hard climb, Aniza Damis, New Straits Times, 22 February 2009.
   
• Spotlight: Stoning a taboo subject, New Straits Times, 22 February 2009.
   
• Spotlight: Saying no to the mutilators, Chai Mei Ling, New Straits Times, 22 February 2009.
   
• Uphill battle to shake the bias, The Star (Malaysia), 22 February 2009.
   
• Perjuangan gender hapuskan diskriminasi, Rabiatul Adawiyah Koh Abdullah, Utusan Malaysia, 22 February 2009.
   
• The misconceptions about Sharia, Alia Hogben, The Kingston Whig Standard, 21 February 2009.
   
• Bridging the gap on gender bias, Aniza Damis, New Straits Times, 21 February 2009.
   
• Musawah: Equality & Justice in the Family (YouTube video), Malaysiakini TV, 19 February 2009.
   
• An international conference in Malaysia on justice in the Muslim family (in Arabic), Al-Jazeera.net, 19 February 2009.
   
• The day I met Amina Wadud, Siti Nurbaiyah Nadzmi, New Straits Times, 19 February 2009.
   
• Muslim women fight for equal rights, Carolyn Hong, The Straits Times, 18 February 2009.
   
• Great to be making history, Marina Mahathir, The Star (Malaysia), 18 February 2009.
   
• Securing rights for Muslim women, Robin Brant, BBC, 18 February 2009.
   
• Musawah on a strong push for equal rights, Shahanaaz Habib, The Star (Malaysia), 18 February 2009.
   
• Muslim women fight for equal rights, The Malaysian Insider, 18 February 2009.
   
• Islamic conference promotes equity and justice for women (audio programme), Australian Broadcasting Corporation Radio Australia, 17 February 2009.
   
• Reforming Islamic family law, Malay Mail, 17 February 2009.
   
• Muslim women demand an end to oppressive family laws, Carla Power, Time.com, 17 February 2009.
   
• MUSAWAH: Equality and justice in Muslim family, Amina Wadud, Alive Mind & Spirit, 17 February 2009.
   
• Women encouraged to speak up on religion, Ati Nurbaiti, The Jakarta Post, 16 February 2009.
   
• Reading the Quran in Kuala Lumpur, Madhavi Sunder, The University of Chicago Law School Faculty Blog, 16 February 2009.
   
• Equality in Muslim family law on the table, Ati Nurbaiti, The Jakarta Post, 15 February 2009.
   
• Group: We will not accept use of religion to discriminate, Shahanaaz Habib, The Star (Malaysia), 15 February 2009.
   
• In quest for equal rights, Muslim women’s meeting turns to Islam’s tenets, Sabrina Tavernise, The New York Times, 15 February 2009.
  • Also published as Women use Koran to demand equal rights, International Herald Tribune, 15 February 2009.

• Musawah: Islam does not discriminate, Aniza Damis, The New Straits Times, 15 February 2009.
   
• Muslim women ‘face crisis over violence’, Agence France-Presse, The Australian, 15 February 2009.
  • Also published as Muslim women face 'crisis' over violence, inequality, says UN official, Daily News Egypt, 17 February 2009.
  • Also published as Muslim women face 'crisis' over violence: UN official, The Indian Express, 15 February 2009.

• Seeking the path to justice, Shahanaaz Habib, The Star (Malaysia), 15 February 2009.
   
• Grey areas in Islamic Family Law resolved, says Shahrizat, The Star (Malaysia), 14 February 2009.
   
• Islam must not be used to discriminate against women, Shahanaaz Habib, The Star (Malaysia), 14 February 2009.
   
• Young women must claim their space, Juana Jaafar, The Sun (Malaysia), 14 February 2009.
   
• Carrying the hopes of Muslim women, Shaila Koshy, The Star (Malaysia), 13 February 2009.
   
• Musawah: There cannot be justice without equality, Cassandra Balchin, openDemocracy, 13 February 2009.
   
• Review Muslim inheritance law, June Ramli, The New Straits Times, 13 February 2009.
   
• Conference on Muslim family law reform held in Malaysia, Islam Today, 12 February 2009.
   
• Home truths in the Muslim family, Cassandra Balchin, openDemocracy, 12 February 2009.
   
• Together for equality, Hariati Azizan, The Star (Malaysia), 12 February 2009.
   
• Strengthening the voices of women, The New Straits Times, 12 February 2009.
   
• Quest for justice and equality in the family, Arfah Hani, The New Straits Times, 12 February 2009.
   
• Muslim law and the modern-day woman, P. Selvarani, The New Straits Times, 12 February 2009.
   
• World Muslim scholars and activists to meet in KL, Soraya Jamal, Bernama, 7 February 2009.
   
• Movement to ‘bring hope’ to Muslim women, The New Straits Times, 7 February 2009.
   
• Stakeholders deliberate on Musawah, Daily Observer (The Gambia), 30 September 2008.