These were just two of the issues discussed by hundreds of Muslim women who gathered in Malaysia to launch a new global campaign for equality. Reform of family law is at the heart of the campaign, to tackle what organisers called the “untenable” treatment of some Islamic women. Polygamy, consent to marry, inheritance rights, custody of children after divorce – all are areas where they want change.
Zainah Anwar is at the helm of the campaign. She helped organise the conference in Kuala Lumpur, which culminated in the unveiling of a new organisation called Musawah, which means equality in Arabic. “The disconnect between Muslim family laws that discriminate against women and the realities of women’s lives today is untenable and unacceptable,” she said. “Women can’t take that any longer.”
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