Musawah Statement on Iraqi Parliament’s Amendments to Personal Status Law
September 18, 2024
Our Statement is also available in Arabic. We at Musawah, a global movement working for equality
The views and opinions expressed in this blog piece are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the
The views and opinions expressed in this blog piece are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the
Our Statement is also available in Arabic. We at Musawah, a global movement working for equality
How can one construct an egalitarian jurisprudence (fiqh) of Muslim marriage that is authentic to the tradition and functional in the contemporary context? In this webinar titled “Reclaiming Equality in Marriage: Problems and Solutions in Usul al-Fiqh,” Dr. Nevin Reda explores this question and proposes a new, Islamic feminist methodology she has developed, which she calls a “spiritually integrative approach” (manhaj niswi rawhani).
Our Statement is also available in Arabic. We at Musawah, a global movement working for equality and justice in the Muslim
We are appalled that 17 Muslim MPs in Sri Lanka opposed progressive reforms to the MMDA presented in the draft Bill put forward by the Ministry of Justice. Their regressive positions on MMDA reforms include rejecting equal divorce procedures, rejecting 18 to be the minimum age of marriage without exception, rejecting equal sharing of matrimonial property, maintaining discrimination between different sects/madhabs, not allowing validity of a bride’s signature in the absence of a male guardian, maintaining the Quazi system as it currently stands, and excluding Muslim women from holding public office under the MMDA.
The Musawah movement and SAHR jointly condemn in the strongest possible terms the Taliban’s decision to ban women and girls from studying at public and private universities in Afghanistan indefinitely, and the order to close schools for girls above the sixth grade.
How can one construct an egalitarian jurisprudence (fiqh) of Muslim marriage that is authentic to the tradition and functional in the contemporary context? In this webinar titled “Reclaiming Equality in Marriage: Problems and Solutions in Usul al-Fiqh,” Dr. Nevin Reda explores this question and proposes a new, Islamic feminist methodology she has developed, which she calls a “spiritually integrative approach” (manhaj niswi rawhani).
Executive Director Zainah Anwar writes an op-ed to launch the Campaign for Justice on International Day of Families.
“Seeking equality for women in Islam” (February 2020, Malaysia)
“What it’s like to be in a polygamous marriage? Muslim Malaysians share their stories” (February 2020, Australia)
MMDA Repeal Empowering Muslim Women or Endangering them? (February 2020, Sri Lanka)
Featuring Hyshyama Hamin, campaign coordinator of Musawah and founder of MPLRAG.
“We can be Muslim and feminist!” (January 2020, Global)
Profile on Zainah Anwar, executive director of Musawah and recipient of the United Nations Malaysia Award 2019.
Islamsk feminisme i praksis (December 2019, Netherlands)
Mentions for Musawah ED Zainah Anwar and resource person/scholar Dr. amina wadud, as well as Sisters in Islam in Malaysia.
Sharing the Nation column: Between dogma and reality (November 2019, Malaysia) Zainah Anwar’s column.
Female Genital Mutilation Hijacks Religion to Subjugate Girls (October 2019, Morocco)
Roya Rahmani (November 2019, USA)
Roya Rahmani, Afghanistan’s first woman ambassador to the US and a Sisters in Islam course alum, is recognised on the #TIME100Next list.
Talking Islamic Social Justice With ‘Lady Imam’ Amina Wadud (September 2019, South Africa)
Musawah resource person Dr. amina wadud on on the historic khutbah she delivered 25 years ago before a mixed congregation in Cape Town.
“‘Lady Imam’ on 25 years of the Gender Jihad” (August 2019, South Africa)
Musawah resource person Dr. amina wadud on on the historic khutbah she delivered 25 years ago before a mixed congregation in Cape Town.
“De laatste stuiptrekkingen van het patriarchaat”/”The last convulsions of patriarchy” (January 2020, Netherlands)
Article in Dutch with Hala al-Karib, regional director for SIHA Network and member of Musawah’s board of directors.
(May 2020, Egypt) MENA Regional Expert Dr. Marwa Sharafeldin explains how the COVID-19 crisis is exacerbating the negative impacts that women in the MENA region already face under discriminatory family laws.
