Musawah, Equality Now & Global Campaign for Equality in Family Law CEDAW Joint Thematic Report on Sri Lanka (2025)
Musawah, Equality Now and the Global Campaign for Equality in Family Law submitted this joint report for Sri Lanka’s CEDAW review in February 2025, highlighting family law issues in the coutry, including a specific focus on Muslim family laws.
Country Table – Maldives
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 […]
Country Table – India
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 […]
Policy Paper 2 – Matrimonial Property Rights and International Human Rights Frameworks
As part of the Campaign for Justice, Musawah worked in collaboration with Legal Aid Society Pakistan on a national level initiative on women’s rights to matrimonial property (WRMP). As part of the collaboration, Musawah developed two policy papers for Pakistani practitioners on this topic. Paper 2 on Matrimonial Property Rights in Muslim Family Laws and […]
Policy Paper 1 – Making the Case for Matrimonial Property Rights in Muslim Family Laws
As part of the Campaign for Justice, Musawah worked in collaboration with Legal Aid Society Pakistan on a national level initiative on women’s rights to matrimonial property (WRMP). As part of the collaboration, Musawah developed two policy papers for Pakistani practitioners on this topic. Paper 1: Making the Case for Matrimonial Property Rights in Muslim […]
A Feminist Reader’s Guide to ‘Men in Charge? Rethinking Authority in Muslim Legal Tradition’
‘A Feminist Reader’s Guide to Men in Charge? Rethinking Authority in Muslim Legal Tradition’, written by Sofia Rehman, aims to make feminist knowledge derived from the original book more accessible to its readers, regardless of whether they are budding or seasoned feminists. The guide features concise chapter-by-chapter summaries, questions readers can explore, and also ‘tips’ […]
Musawah & Uthema Joint Thematic Report on Maldives (2021)
In September 2021, Musawah and Maldivian women’s rights organisation Uthema submitted a Joint Thematic Report on Maldives to the CEDAW Committee for review during the 80th session. This report examines Maldives’s legal frameworks and practices that enforce de jure and de facto discrimination against women in the following areas: polygamy, matrimonial assets, unequal provisions for divorce under […]
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 & Uthema Joint Thematic Report on Maldives (2020)
***Note: Musawah and Uthema submitted an updated Joint Thematic Report on Maldives in September 2021 for the 80th CEDAW review session, available HERE. In June 2020, Musawah and Maldivian women’s rights organisation Uthema submitted a Joint Thematic Report on Maldives to the CEDAW Committee for review. The session was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, […]
Musawah Thematic Report on Pakistan (2020)
In February 2020, Musawah submitted a Thematic Report on Pakistan to the CEDAW Committee for review at its 75th Session in Geneva, Switzerland. This report examines Pakistan’s legal frameworks and practices that enforce de jure and de facto discrimination against women in the following areas: child marriage, forced marriage, polygamy, and unequal provisions for divorce […]
Musawah Thematic Report on Afghanistan (2020)
In February 2020, Musawah submitted a Thematic Report on Afghanistan to the CEDAW Committee for review at its 75th Session in Geneva, Switzerland. This report examines Afghanistan’s legal frameworks and practices that enforce de jure and de facto discrimination against women in the following areas: discriminatory legal framework, child marriage, divorce rights, polygamy, inheritance and […]
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 […]
