Comparative Legal Review of the Impact of Muslim Family Laws on Women Across Commonwealth Asia and Africa
The “Comparative Legal Review of the Impact of Muslim Family Laws on Women Across Commonwealth Asia and Africa” report, commissioned by Sisters For Change and authored by Musawah, provides a comprehensive legal review of Muslim family laws across Commonwealth Asia and Africa, analysing the nature and extent to which they discriminate against Muslim women and […]
Musawah Thematic Report on Brunei (2014)
In October 2014 – The Musawah Thematic Report on Brunei Darussalam was submitted to the CEDAW Committee for review at its 59th Session in Geneva, Switzerland, accompanied by an Oral Statement on Brunei Darussalam. Apart from highlighting key issues under Article 16, Musawah also brought attention to the Syariah Penal Code Order 2013, covered under Article 2.
Country Table – Brunei
In 2016, Musawah began compiling country tables containing an overview of legislative frameworks, available case law, policies, procedures and practices in the 12 principal areas of concern relating to Muslim family laws. Law reforms in multiple Muslim contexts proves that these laws are based on fiqh and thus not divine or unchangeable, and so must be reformed to address concerns and realities of people living today.
Compilation of Resources Related to Women’s Rights in Muslim Family Laws
The Compilation of Resources outlines and brings together resources from Musawah’s holistic framework – Islamic teachings, universal human rights, national and constitutional guarantees of equality, and the lived realities of women and men – broken down according to specific topics related to women’s rights in Muslim family laws. Over the past two decades, research and […]
