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[THREAD] We are kicking off our online Global Conference on Muslim Family Law Reform, beginning this 23 - 28 November! As part of the programme, we're bringing you 4 exciting webinars. Trust your inner #FOMO and register now! #FreeOurFamilyLaws
ALT Musawah Global Conference on Muslim Family Law Reform, 23 - 28 Nov 2020 (poster)
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“What is galling is the fact that for non-Muslim women, law reforms have moved forward to recognise equality. But for Muslim women, in the name of Islam, you can be discriminated against.” Zainah Anwar on #Malaysia’s Muslim family laws.
#FreeOurFamilyLaws
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2/2 Zainah Anwar: "...It is also a recognition of the courage of Muslim women in different parts of the world who dare to speak out against those who abuse God’s name to justify injustice and discrimination.”
#IslamUnsurrendered
#StandWithSaudiFeminists
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Preach it, sisters! 🙌
Whose truth do you want to live by?
#sistersinislam #muslimwomenspeak #riseagainstextremism #womenagainstextremism #IslamUnsurrendered #youthagainstextremism #SISforwomen
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@musawah ED Zainah Anwar speaks at @sistersinislam's #IslamUnsurrendered conf: "If there is no equality in the family, there will be no equality in the public sphere."
w/ @hindunanisahpkb
@hayahz
#womenagainstextremism
#SISforwomen
#MuslimWomenSpeak
ALT Musawah Executive Director Zainah Anwar delivers a panel speech at Sisters in Islam's Islam Unsurrendered: Women Rising Against Extremism conference. The title page of her presentation states "Muslim Family Law Reform: Equality and Justice for Muslim Women"
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Dr Nur Rofiah at @SistersinIslam conf #RisingAgainstExtremism - Muslim women are the producers of Islamic Knowledge. They are not just subjects of Fatwas, but producers of Fatwas.
@n_rofiah
#MuslimWomenSpeak
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“We make this road by walking it, we construct Islam by living it” - powerful message from @TheLadyImam
#PutThatOnATshirt
#IslamUnsurrendered
#MuslimWomenSpeak
@TheLadyImam at #IslamUnsurrendered: women's lived experiences are enough to underscore their authority; they don't need to justify it -- "They must just be."
"We all have authority!"
#MuslimWomenSpeak #WomenAgainstExtremism
@TheLadyImam underlines that she's talking about deconstructing the idea that authority is still "out there" somewhere, rather than right here.
Powerful reminder to look within for the God-given.
#MuslimWomenSpeak
#IslamUnsurrendered
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“Women are not taught to question and only taught to accept (men’s version of Islam)” - Rozana Isa ED @SistersinIslam #WomenAgainstExtremism Dear women #claimyourauthority !
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.@Musawah's @anakcelup kicking off @SistersinIslam #IslamUnsurrendered panel w/ @theladyimam & @n_rofiah on "Muslim Women as Authorities & Producers of Islamic Knowledge" that reflects today's lived realities & experiences.
#womenagainstextremism
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Does demanding #genderequality make one a deviant? Certainly not. #Women shld be able to remain in their religion w/out being discriminated w/in the religion. @SistersinIslam works to eliminate discriminatory teachings & interepretations of religious laws #riseagainstextremism
😍 yaaaasss, resistance and resilience! Zainah Anwar's words to live by.
#WomenAgainstExtremism #IslamUnsurrendered
"Because we will get hit again and again, but each time we will stand up, dust off the battle scars, build new allies and fight the good fight because we believe, in the end, justice will prevail" -Zainah Anwar, @musawah ED
#IslamUnsurrendered
#womenagainstextremism
#SISforwomen
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Recounting story on Birmingham school protests, @ShaistaGohir: "Muslims have diverse families. There are families with two mommies because of polygamy...there's a lot of hypocrisy [in the protest]."
#IslamUnsurrendered #riseagainstextremism #DiverseFamilies
Nada Nashat @CEWLACenter: There's a law in Eqypt that allows authorities to say, "If you're insulting religion, we're going to put you in prison"; that's how the state controls religious discourse.
And control extends to "nationhood", @AzzaSoliman1 travel ban as case in point.
UK's version of Malaysia's "deviant" apparently is "deformist"; @ShaistaGohir made it to Top 8 deformists.
If seeking knowledge for and increasing access to #womensrights = deformist, we'll start getting t-shirts made. 💪
#SISforwomen
#IslamUnsurrendered #womenagainstextremism
Recounting story on Birmingham school protests, @ShaistaGohir: "Muslims have diverse families. There are families with two mommies because of polygamy...there's a lot of hypocrisy [in the protest]."
#IslamUnsurrendered #riseagainstextremism #DiverseFamilies
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A survey conducted by @SistersinIslam found that:
Muslim women feel that they are expected to bear the injustices imposed on them (as they are ‘worldly trials’) and not complain or ask for a change in the status quo.
#riseagainstextremism
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"We point out that the real battleground is not between Islam and secularism or human rights or women’s rights, but between despotism and patriarchy on the one hand, and democracy and gender justice on the other." - Zainah Anwar @musawah
#RisingAgainstExtremism
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Marina Mahathir @netraKL delivers a powerful speech at @SistersinIslam’s #IslamUnsurrendered Conference today.
“Why are our consciousness undisturbed as half of our population face injustice?“ she asks as she urges women to #riseagainstextremism.
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"We believe in an Islam that is compassionate, that is just, that treats women and men equally, that honours and upholds the dignity of those who are different and marginalised" ~@Rozana_Isa ED of @SistersinIslam 💪
#IslamUnsurrendered
#riseagainstextremism
"Read!" was the first word revealed to the Prophet (PBUH) -- seek knowledge!
Thank you @SistersinIslam for seeking and sharing knowledge in pursuit of a more just world, for all of us.
#allforSIS #justiceforSIS #HandsOffWHRDs
💪@SistersinIslam changes—and saves—lives every day. We are thankful for all the important work they do to defend the rights of Muslim & Malaysian women.
#sis4malaysia #sis4women #allforSIS #SISforall #justiceforSIS #HandsOffWHRDs