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 […]

Country Table – Uganda

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 – 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 […]

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 […]

Country Table – Somalia

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 – Ethiopia

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 […]

Musawah Thematic Report on Yemen (2021)

In September 2021, Musawah submitted a Thematic Report on Yemen to the CEDAW Committee for review during the 80th session. This report examines Yemen’s legal framework and practices that enforce de jure and de facto discrimination against women in the following areas: child and forced marriage; violence against women; inheritance rights; and nationality rights. The […]

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 […]

Country Table – Iran

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 – Oman (Arabic)

لقد بدأت حركة مساواة في عام 2016، في إعداد الجداول الخاصة بالأُطر التشريعية، والسوابق القضائية، والسياسات، والإجراءات، والممارسات، في 12 مسألة تتعلق بقوانين الأسرة. ولقد أثبتت التعديلات التشريعية، في عددٍ من السياقات في الدول ذات الأغلبية المسلمة، أن تلك القوانين، مبنية بالأساس، علي الفقه، وليس الشريعة، لذا فهي ليست إلهية، أو .غير قابلة للتغيير، بل […]

Country Table – Iraq (Arabic)

لقد بدأت حركة مساواة في عام 2016، في إعداد الجداول الخاصة بالأُطر التشريعية، والسوابق القضائية، والسياسات، والإجراءات، والممارسات، في 12 مسألة تتعلق بقوانين الأسرة. ولقد أثبتت التعديلات التشريعية، في عددٍ من السياقات في الدول ذات الأغلبية المسلمة، أن تلك القوانين، مبنية بالأساس، علي الفقه، وليس الشريعة، لذا فهي ليست إلهية، أو .غير قابلة للتغيير، بل […]