MUSAWAH

Musawah is a global movement for equality & justice in the Muslim family that advances human rights for women living in Muslim contexts.

[Health Policy Watch @HealthPolicyW]

🚨Africa’s anti-rights movement is becoming more coordinated and better resourced. Women’s rights advocates say defending equality will require more than legal arguments.

Read the full report 📰➡️ https://t.co/8uShRmqh2N

✍️@kerrycullinan11
@_AfricanUnion @court_afchpr @GovUganda @musawah @ISLAfrica @UN_HRC @UN @AminaJMohammed @samahhadid #WomensRights
#GenderEquality #HumanRights #GlobalHealth #AfricanUnion #SHRH

[MUSAWAH @musawah]

Give yourself a moment to think…
Would you say this face to face?
Then why do you scroll past it when someone else says it?

Report one piece of hate speech content today.
Not because it will fix everything, but because volume matters, and your report is part of it.

[MUSAWAH @musawah]

The algorithm doesn't know what sacred means.
It knows what gets clicks.

#MusawahMovement #FreeOurFamilyLaws #IslamicFeminism

[MUSAWAH @musawah]

They are watching. They are absorbing. And they are drawing conclusions about the world.
One day our children will inherit the community we're building today. What are we teaching them?
Share this with a parent who needs it.
#MusawahMovement #FreeOurFamilyLaws #IslamicFeminism

[CNS @cns_health]

👀 Watch the recording of SHE & Rights session on the theme: 👉Countering anti-rights pushes and upholding human right to health and gender equality👈

https://t.co/UN2QvRItdZ

👉👀Watch and 🎧listen to specific presentations and speakers (see video description for timestamps)

[SIHA Network @Sihanet]

During the first Africa Family Law Network (AFLN) annual conference, founding members: @EqualityNow, @FemnetProg, @Musawah, and SIHA Network used this platform to reaffirm shared commitments towards equality and justice in family laws across the continent.

As anti-rights movements push for restrictive interpretations of family, gender roles, and traditional values, the AFLN calls for stronger regional coordination to protect and advance women’s human rights.

Read the full article by @ipsnews here: https://t.co/86QxMTXyVr

#FamilyLaw #GenderEquality

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@achpr_cadhp @Af4HA @AfricaAW @FarmGirlDJ @awdf01 @gatesfoundation @genderplatform @DutchMFA @Halayalkarib @AU_WGYD @ISDAO @Purposeful_org @DoriaFund @SOAWR @EqualityNow_AF @amwaafrika1 @_AfricanUnion @NLinSudan @NLinUganda @NLinSouthSudan @NLinSomalia @SolomonADersso @MaMaraSakit_V @Safa1_Mohamed @amirov100 @Married2_Coffee @majidmaali @YTimacade @FaeeBB @FIDA_Uganda @Nagaad_Network @women_ewla @FIDAUganda @NLcivilsociety @WomenIgniteSSD @AdengMalual @AddisPowerhouse @vosomwo @mcjl_uganda @Mglsd_UG @MgcswssMinister @Parliament_Ug @IGADsecretariat @IGADgender

[MUSAWAH @musawah]

Tell us: what practice in your community is presented as "Islamic" but isn't?
#MusawahMovement #FreeOurFamilyLaws #IslamicFeminism

[MUSAWAH @musawah]

These are not religious laws. They are political laws misusing religious justifications.

#MusawahMovement #FreeOurFamilyLaws #IslamicFeminism

[MUSAWAH @musawah]

Read the full surah. Then share the slide that made you rethink something. What Qur’anic misinterpretation about women have you encountered most often? Tell us in the comments.

[MUSAWAH @musawah]

Reclaiming the text means reading it fully. With its history. With its scholars. With its context. With the people it has nourished for 14 centuries.

Not as a weapon. As a revelation.

#MusawahMovement #FreeOurFamilyLaws #IslamicFeminism

[CNS @cns_health]

#Happening on 28th August "Countering anti-rights pushes: Upholding human right to health & gender equality"
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brief ahead of Int'l Day of Older Persons & IGWG for legally binding instrument for human rights of older persons

Register now👇
https://t.co/LUb1k5KR7C

#SDG3 #SDG5

[Shobha Shukla ❇️ शोभा शुक्ला @shobha1shukla]

📣Join us on 28th August SHE & Rights session:👉Countering anti-rights pushes & upholding human right to health and gender equality👈

✅Speakers: @Court_AfCHPR's Dr Eno & experts from @Musawah, @ISLAfrica, @EqualityNow, @GirlsNotBrides

Register now👇 https://t.co/xE6E1WspzE

[CNS @cns_health]

📣Join us on 28th August session 👉Countering anti-rights pushes & upholding right to health and gender equality👈

✅Dr Robert Eno @Court_AfCHPR, Rehema & Samah of @Musawah, Fatou of @ISLAfrica, Deborah @EqualityNow, Vimbai of @GirlsNotBrides

Register👇
https://t.co/LUb1k5KR7C

[MUSAWAH @musawah]

Being a good husband isn’t enough if you stay silent when her rights are decided. Justice is an Islamic obligation. Men must actively ally for family law reform, seeking equality and supporting the women in their lives. Honor those who advocate for justice.
#masculinity

[MUSAWAH @musawah]

Parenting is powerful advocacy. A couple's greatest legacy isn't wealth, but modeling a fair, loving marriage. If you envision a just future, share one lesson on respect you've taught your child at home.
#MusawahMovement #FreeOurFamilyLaws #IslamicFeminism #masculinity

[MUSAWAH @musawah]

The Muslim man who drives his wife to job interviews, manages the kids on study nights, ensures her financial independence, and celebrates her promotions embodies positive masculinity. He’s not giving up; he’s investing in a lasting home. Tag a man and a woman living this!

[MUSAWAH @musawah]

Every time you read a policy brief or use it to advocate for justice in your community, you turn research into real-world impact. We couldn't do this work without you.

Share with us your feedback so we can make our future tools even better.
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[MUSAWAH @musawah]

She didn’t ask you to “help.” She asked you to share the responsibility.

She doesn’t need your help. She needs your partnership.

What invisible task do you wish more people recognized? Share your thoughts.

#MusawahMovement #FreeOurFamilyLaws #IslamicFeminism #masculinity

[MUSAWAH @musawah]

The strongest men don't compete with successful women.
They don’t fear an empowered woman. An educated wife. A successful wife. A wife with opinions. A wife with financial independence. A wife who grows.
They celebrate them. Because when one partner grows… the family grows.

[MUSAWAH @musawah]

The biggest green flag in a man isn’t confidence. It’s emotional maturity.
Because a man who respects your voice before marriage is more likely to respect your rights after it.
Choose a man who sees marriage as a partnership, not a hierarchy.

#FreeOurFamilyLaws #Masculinity