In 2021, Musawah officially launched its programming in Sub Saharan Africa. The organization embarked on a mapping exercise of Muslim family laws in six countries in the Greater Horn of Africa (GHoA) to build on evidence we have gathered about…
At the outset, I must say that my struggle for an equitable dissolution of my marriage is not unique. Many women around the world find themselves in the same, if not worse position as me. I was a 20-year-old student…
On the occasion of International Women’s Day the ‘Standing for Justice’ – Digital Activism Series presents Episode 3: Fearless Feminist Futures – Young Muslim Women in Activism in South and South-East Asia | 8th March 2022 at 4pm India, 6:00…
We discussed key issues in marriage and divorce faced by Muslim women under discriminatory Muslim family laws of their respective countries, as well as the experiences and strategies of activists in reforming these laws and practices.
Speakers also discussed…
Laws on divorce vary in different countries, intimately bound with women’s rights and access to justice. In many countries where Muslim communities are the minority, there is gaping inequality between men and women in their access to divorce and release…
Writing about a complex and multifaceted issue like polygamy is not an easy task, especially as the discourses around it remain divisive. Some approve the practice because they see it to be permitted by God, while others oppose it from…
في العام الماضي، قامت مساواة بتدشين حملة نحو قوانين أكثر عدالة للأسرة المسلمة، والذي كان مقررًا تدشينه في مارس خلال فعاليات CSW، وذلك للتأكيد على ضرورة تعديل القوانين التمييزية. فلقد كشف وباء الكورونا الحالي عن عدة جوانب في قوانين الأسرة…
On 15 May 2021, we’re celebrating our first anniversary of launching the Campaign for Justice (CFJ) in Muslim Family Laws! Through the raging pandemic, the CFJ team at Musawah, with the support of our advocates, hit a great many milestones…
In July 2020, Musawah conducted a survey on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on women living under discriminatory Muslim family laws. This video reflects some key issues raised by women’s rights activists from 12 countries in South and Southeast…
Norhayati Kaprawi, or Yati, is a Muslim artist-activist and a filmmaker, having created many animations and documentaries that offer social messages on matters which concern her. She takes it upon herself to screen her films at university campuses and independent…