VIDEO: Knowledge Building Video #1: Shari’ah, Fiqh and State Laws (French subtitles)

Musawah Knowledge Building videos provide you with an accessible understanding of key concepts and ideas related to the Muslim legal tradition and family laws. The first video on “Shari’ah, Fiqh and State Laws” highlights why it is essential to distinguish between these terms in order to set apart the divine and eternal from the human […]

VIDEO: Men in Charge? A Seminar – Full Welcome Address by Zainah Anwar

This video is the full welcome address made by Zainah Anwar, Musawah Executive Director at the ‘Men in Charge?’ Seminar, on 7 March 2015. Musawah, with the Centre for Islamic and Middle Eastern Law at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and the Study of Religions Unit at the Faculty of […]

VIDEO: The Musawah Journey

Highlights from Musawah’s journey in fighting for justice and equality in the Muslim family, 2009-2015.

VIDEO: Musawah Global Meeting 2009: Opening Video

Musawah (‘Equality’ in Arabic), a global movement for equality and justice in the Muslim family, was launched at a Global Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in February 2009. This opening video documents why equality in the family is necessary and possible, based on the principles of equality in Islam and the decades of activism and […]

VIDEO: Musawah Global Meeting 2009: Closing Video

Musawah (‘Equality’ in Arabic), a global movement for equality and justice in the Muslim family, was launched at a Global Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in February 2009. This opening video documents why equality in the family is necessary and possible, based on the principles of equality in Islam and the decades of activism and […]