(In)Visible: The Digital Threats Muslim Women Human Rights Defenders Face in the Greater Horn of Africa
Safety online lies at the contours of digital rights, and all people should be able to engage on social media and use digital technologies without any threats to their freedoms, privacy, access and lives in general. However, Muslim Women Human Right Defenders (MWHRDs) continue to experience grave forms of violence and threats due to their […]
Country Table – South Sudan
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 […]
Musawah, IDRA and SIHA Network Joint Thematic Report on South Sudan (2021)
In September 2021, Musawah, the Islamic Development and Relief Agency (IDRA); and the Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA) submitted a Joint Thematic Report on South Sudan to the CEDAW Committee for review during the 80th session. This report examines South Sudan’s legal framework and practices that enforce de jure and de facto […]
