Capacity Building

The capacity building program is designed to share accessible, actionable, and groundbreaking knowledge on Islam and gender with diverse stakeholders to reform discriminatory Muslim family laws and practices.

Through workshops and outreach to activists and civil society organizations in Muslim contexts, Musawah provides a space for engagement, idea exchange, and mutual learning, allowing allies to share experiences, seek answers, and build solidarity networks.

Additionally, Musawah fosters public debate on religion, law, and policy while offering support and building a community of care for participants, alumni, and resource persons to drive meaningful change.

In our Knowledge Building work, we strive to break down complex concepts into understandable language. We want everyone, regardless of their familiarity with these topics, to feel at home here. Let’s embark on a journey together.

WHAT WE DO ON CAPACITY BUILDING

Projects

PROGRAM

Islam & Gender Equality and Justice

Our flagship training course, InGEJ is central to our capacity building work

COURSE (COMING SOON)

12 Principle Issues
 of Concern

Program coming soon

COURSE (COMING SOON)

Youth Course

Musawah’s Youth Course is a specialized program designed to equip young individuals with the knowledge and skills.

OUR OBJECTIVE

We strive to establish a community of learning and solidarity.

Our goal is to increase the number and diversity of advocates for Islam and gender equality, linking knowledge to action for reforming Muslim family laws. We aim to foster public discourse and build a supportive community that sustains and empowers those fighting for women’s rights, grounded in equality and justice within Islam.

WHO WE TRAIN

Amplifying Voices, Accelerating Impact

We seek out participants who can multiply Musawah’s voice, accelerate our impact, and build the movement, with the goal of developing their knowledge and skills through several courses and over an extended period so they can apply their learning in their individual contexts.

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Diverse activists involved in women’s movements

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Policy makers who are working in reforming discriminatory laws or advancing discourse on gender equality

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Religious leaders working on issues in their contexts influencing discriminatory law reform

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Influencers such as artists, journalists with key audiences, scholars/bookstagram, celebrities, social media influencers speaking about or working on issues through their own platforms

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Human rights community members mainstreaming gender equality and religion within human rights discourse and mechanisms

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Young activists, changemakers, or influencers in secular or religious settings

Our Impact

We strive to contribute to tangible change on the ground by promoting a broader discourse on gender equality and Islam, and by enabling advocacy efforts toward equality and justice. As such our circle of influence includes a diverse group of individuals and we have trained activists, policymakers, Sharia court judges, civil court judges, academics, graduate students, artists, lawyers, journalists, CEDAW committee members, and UN officials.

So far we have:

15 I-nGEJ

TRAINING DELIVERED

XX Courses

SHORT COURSES DELIVERED

36 Countries

COUNTRIES ENGAGED WITH ACTORS

361 People

PARTICIPANTS TRAINED

Testimonials

Our participants share how Musawah’s courses and community have empowered them to amplify our voice, accelerate impact, and drive change within their own contexts. Through developing their knowledge and skills, they’ve been able to apply what they’ve learned to advance equality and justice, building a stronger movement for women’s rights in Muslim contexts.​

Explore our areas of Work

Supporting the work of national advocates

Knowledge Building

Facilitating and creating access to knowledge about women’s rights in Islam.

International Advocacy

We amplify Muslim women’s voices at the regional and international levels.

Communications

Raising the visibility of our work and Advocates actions.