What are Musawahs guiding principles?
• Equality, non-discrimination, justice and dignity as the basis of all human relations; • Full and equal citizenship for every individual; and • Marriage and family relations based on principles of equality and justice. Who makes up Musawah? The movement was initiated by Sisters in Islam and is led by an international committee of 12 scholars and activists who are from Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Egypt, Morocco, the Gambia, Nigeria, Iran, the United States and the United Kingdom. Who are some of the thinkers behind Musawah? Over 25 leading Muslim scholars and activists were consulted. Among them are Dr Muhammad Khalid Masud (President, Islamic Ideology Council, Pakistan), Dr Hashim Kamali (Director-General, International Institute for Advanced Islamic Studies, Malaysia) and Dr Ziba Mir-Hosseini (Research Associate, Centre for Middle Eastern and Islamic Law, School of Oriental and African Studies, UK). Musawah has also received the support of international networks working in the Mu
