Musawah

Not to be confused with Musawa, a township in Nigeria.

Musawah ('equality'; in Arabic: مساواة) is a global movement for equality and justice in the Muslim family and family laws,[1] led by 'Islamic feminists' "seeking to reclaim Islam and the Koran for themselves", applying progressive interpretations of sacred texts usually referred as feminist tafsir.[2][3][4][5] The name "Musawah" comes from an Arabic word that translates as "equality".[6] It was founded in 2009.

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  2. ^ Segran, Elizabeth (4 December 2013). "The Rise of the Islamic Feminists". The Nation thenation.com. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  3. ^ Segran, Elizabeth (4 December 2013). "The Rise of the Islamic Feminists". The Nation. ISSN 0027-8378. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Schott's Vocab: Musawah". The New York Times. 24 February 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  5. ^ Hidayatullah, Aysha A. (1 April 2014). Feminist Edges of the Qur'an. Oxford University Press. p. 238. ISBN 978-0-19-935958-5.
  6. ^ Emon, Anver M.; Ellis, Mark; Glahn, Benjamin (11 October 2012). "Ch. 17: Musawah, CEDAW, and Muslim Family Laws in the 21st Century". Islamic Law and International Human Rights Law. OUP Oxford. p. 309. ISBN 9780191645693.