Musawah & Rahima Joint Thematic Report on Indonesia (2021)
In September 2021, Musawah and Rahima submitted a Joint Thematic Report on Indonesia to the CEDAW Committee for review during the 80th session. This report examines Indonesia’s legal framework and practices that enforce de jure and de facto discrimination against women in the following areas: equality before the law, child and forced marriage, polygamy and unregistered marriages, […]
Survey Findings on the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Women Living Under Discriminatory Muslim Family Laws
This paper, ‘Survey Findings on the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Women Living Under Discriminatory Muslim Family Laws,’ is intended to better understand the gendered impacts of COVID-19, specifically how COVID-19 interacts with discriminatory Muslim family laws and the challenges faced by Muslim women who are subject to those laws. It is based on […]
Musawah Thematic Report on Indonesia (2012)
In July 2012 – The Musawah Thematic Report on Indonesia was submitted to the CEDAW Committee for review at its 52nd Session. In this report, Musawah examines the status of marriage and family relations within the Indonesian context by reviewing the official Indonesian government report to the CEDAW Committee and offering responses to issues and points raised in the review process, as well as recommendations for action.
Country Table – Indonesia
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.
حقائق من الداخل: تقرير عالمي عن المساواة في الأسرة المسلمة
جمع “حقائق من الداخل” تقارير مقدمة من منظمات وناشطات على المستوى الوطني من 30 دولة، ليقدم بذلك خلفية معلوماتية عن قوانين الأسرة وممارساتها في تلك البلدان، بما في ذلك تفاصيل أسباب كون المساواة في الأسرة ضرورية والفرص المتاحة لجعل المساواة في الأسرة ممكنة The ‘Home Truths: A Global Report on Equality in the Muslim […]
Home Truths: A Global Report on Equality in the Muslim Family
The ‘Home Truths: A Global Report on Equality in the Muslim Family‘ report, based on information provided by national groups, shows why equality in Muslim family laws is necessary and why it is possible in 30 countries. ‘Home Truths: A Global Report on Equality in the Muslim Family‘ is available in ENGLISH and ARABIC. Countries […]
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 […]
Women’s Stories, Women’s Lives: Male Authority in Muslim Contexts
‘Women’s Stories, Women’s Lives: Male Authority in Muslim Contexts’ is a global report with stories and findings from the Global Life Stories Project, in which teams from nine countries (Bangladesh, Canada, Egypt, Gambia, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, and the United Kingdom) documented 55 Muslim women’s life stories to better understand their experiences with qiwamah and wilayah. […]
