The Significance of Muslim Women’s Consent
The views and opinions expressed in this blog piece are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Musawah. “In January 2003, I was pulled out of school, forced to travel to Pakistan with my uncle and his wife, and married to a 25-year-old man I had never met.” […]
Reflections on the Concept of Obedience in Marriage
La Ilaha Ila Allah, There is no god but God. For me, this has always been the essence of Islam. The worship of one God is a message that is present all throughout the Quran, and that is the heart of the religion. This sense of unity is present in how Allah has created everything, […]
Advocates’ Corner Series: Stories of Pakistani Women’s Fight for Right to Property Narrated in 3 Documentary Films
These films highlight the different layers of issues in women’s access to justice concerning property in Pakistan. Not only are they a commentary on how inaccessible the legal system is, but they also unveil issues of women’s mobility, lack of knowledge of their finances, familial exploitation, and gender-based violence.
قانون_أسرة_عادل : الحكي والواقع المعيش كأدوات للتغيير
حملة #قانون_أسرة_عادل هي حملة أطلقتها مؤسسة قضايا المرأة المصرية ومؤسسة المرأة والذاكرة في مارس ٢٠٢٢م للمطالبة بتعديل قوانين الأحوال الشخصية لتصبح أكثر عدلًا وإنصافًا لجميع أفراد الأسرة. بدأت رحلة الحملة في شهر فبراير من عام ٢٠٢١م حين نشرت العديد من الصحف المصرية نسخة مسربة من مشروع قانون مقدم من الحكومة حول الأحوال الشخصية.
Advocates Corner Series: Rahima’s Journey in Advocating for the Criminalisation of Sexual Violence in Indonesia
Indonesia has established a bill that is meant to protect its citizens from sexual violence. The bill is an effort to prevent various kinds of sexual violence. It aims to protect the survivors through recovery and enforcement of laws, and to ensure that there is no recurrence of sexual violence.
Advocates Corner Series: Finding Strength Through Adversity
At the outset, I must say that my struggle for an equitable dissolution of my marriage is not unique. Many women around the world find themselves in the same, if not worse position as me. I was a 20-year-old student when I got married and continued to study during the first year of my marriage, while assisting my former husband in the family business.
Busting 5 Myths Women Have About Financial Rights in Islam
With all this, it’s not hard to imagine that in many Muslim majority countries, women have had to take permission from their male guardians in order to go to work, run businesses, and even learn how to drive! Yes, as someone who lives in the UAE under the visa sponsorship of my father, I’ve had to get a ‘No Objection Certificate’ (NOC) from him, which I then submitted to the driving institute.
ماذا قدمت حملة “نحو قوانين أكثر عدالة” خلال عام من العمل؟؟
في العام الماضي، قامت مساواة بتدشين حملة نحو قوانين أكثر عدالة للأسرة المسلمة، والذي كان مقررًا تدشينه في مارس خلال فعاليات CSW، وذلك للتأكيد على ضرورة تعديل القوانين التمييزية. فلقد كشف وباء الكورونا الحالي عن عدة جوانب في قوانين الأسرة المسلمة، تشكل تهديدًا لحقوق النساء، وأمنهن، وظروفهن المعيشية؛ مما يؤكد أن المساواة داخل الأسرة، جزء لا يتجزأ من المساواة في المجتمع ككل
Take a Look Back at the First Year of the Campaign for Justice in Muslim Family Laws
On 15 May 2021, we’re celebrating our first anniversary of launching the Campaign for Justice (CFJ) in Muslim Family Laws! Through the raging pandemic, the CFJ team at Musawah, with the support of our advocates, hit a great many milestones in amplifying advocacy online: holding webinars and a digital Global Conference week, to churning out key knowledge resources. Check out this look back on the CFJ!
Contributor blog: Why Gen Z Steers Away From “Western” Feminism
Excerpt: This notion of two things being true at once certainly applies to Islamic feminism. Young Muslims should reclaim their identities against harmful stereotypes and aim to renegotiate this simplistic binary of Western “liberation” and Eastern “oppression”. At the same time, young Muslim activists should look introspectively at which aspects of their interpretations or legal institutions do more harm than good to citizens of the present context. This is the essence of more diversified forms of feminism and approaches to activism.
WEBINAR: Muslim Women Creating New Futures: The Campaign for Justice in Muslim Family Laws
In this webinar, titled “Muslim Women Creating New Futures: The Campaign for Justice in Muslim Family Laws,” speakers Zainah Anwar, Marwa Sharafeldin, and Hala Al-Karib, with moderator Salomé Gómez-Upegui, discuss the work of Muslim women activists campaigning for egalitarian reform in Muslim family laws across Southeast Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, and Sub-Saharan Africa.
WEBINAR: Indian Muslim Women’s Movement: For Gender Justice and Equal Citizenship
In this webinar, Zakia Soman and Dr. Noorjehan Safia Niaz, co-founders of Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA) and co-authors of “Indian Muslim Women’s Movement: For Gender Justice and Equal Citizenship,” will discuss their pioneering activism for equal rights and equal citizenship of Muslim women in India, advocacy strategies, challenges of advocating women’s rights in a Muslim minority context, and linkages with Muslim women’s movements across the globe. Moderated by Alex McCarthy of Musawah, and co-hosted by Harvard Law School’s Program on Law and Society in the Muslim World and Musawah.