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…
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…
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…
How are activists in various Muslim contexts mobilising for change? What strategies are they using? Why did they start, and how did they amplify and sustain their advocacy around Muslim family law reform in their countries? What are some of…
Can art be a tool for social change? How do artists negotiate their artist/activist identities? What do creative practices bring to movement building?
Join our exciting conversation with artists working in different Muslim contexts around the world as they talk…
If equality and justice are indisputable objectives of the Shari’ah, why aren’t they reflected in Muslim family laws? Can there be an equal construction of gender rights from within the Muslim tradition? If so, what are the strategies needed to…
The COVID-19 global health pandemic has laid bare existing inequalities and gender gaps, and how longstanding discriminations in Muslim family laws exacerbate women’s vulnerabilities.
Join Hyshyama Hamin (Sri Lanka) in this exciting conversation with Zainah Anwar (Malaysia), Marwa Sharafeldin (Egypt),…
Musawah’s Global Conference on Muslim Family Law Reform (23-28 Nov 2020) presents an Artivism Gallery, featuring:
An interview and performance by Zamzuriah Zahari. Zamzuriah is a dancer, singer, director and performer from the Malaysian state of Kelantan who specialises in…
Musawah’s Global Conference on Muslim Family Law Reform (23-28 Nov 2020) presents an Artivism Gallery, featuring:
An interview with Takahara Suiko, where she speaks about her love for anti-folk music and shares the creative journey and inspirations that formed her…