Musawah

"Musawah was initiated in March 2007 by Sisters in Islam, a Malaysian non-governmental organisation that promotes women's rights within the framework of Islam, and a twelve-member international planning committee of activists and scholars from eleven countries. "


 * Zainah Anwar, Project Director

Funders
Accessed February 2011:


 * Oxfam Novib,
 * Ford Foundation,
 * Global Fund for Women,
 * Sigrid Rausing Trust,
 * Hivos,
 * Canadian High Commission in Kuala Lumpur,
 * British High Commission in Kuala Lumpur, and
 * UNFPA

International Advisory Group
Accessed February 2011:


 * Amira El-Azhary Sonbol, Professor - Georgetown University and Qatar University, Egypt/Qatar/USA
 * Asma'u Joda, Project Coordinator - Centre for Women and Adolescent Empowerment, Nigeria
 * Azza Soliman Hashim, General Director - Centre for Egyptian Women's Legal Assistance, Egypt
 * Cassandra Balchin, Member - Board of Directors, Muslim Women's Network-UK, UK
 * Djingarey Maiga
 * Hamidah Marican
 * Imrana Jalal
 * Isatou Touray, Executive Director - Gambia Committee on Tradition Practices, Gambia
 * Kamala Chandrakirana, Chairperson - National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan), Indonesia
 * Pinar Ilkkaracan, Co-Founder - Women for Women's Human Rights (New Ways), Turkey
 * Sohail Akbar Warraich, Independent Expert - Pakistan/UK
 * Zainah Anwar, Founder and former Executive Director - Sisters in Islam, Malaysia
 * Ziba Mir-Hosseini, Research Associate - Centre for Islamic and Middle-Eastern Law, School of Oriental and African Studies, UK/Iran

Planning Committee (2007-2010)
Accessed February 2011:


 * Amal Abdel Hadi, Co-founder - New Woman Foundation, Egypt
 * Amira El-Azhary Sonbol, Professor - Georgetown University and Qatar University, Egypt/Qatar/USA
 * Asma'u Joda, Project Coordinator - Centre for Women and Adolescent Empowerment, Nigeria
 * Azza Soliman, General Director - Center for Egyptian Women’s Legal Assistance, Egypt
 * Cassandra Balchin, Member - Board of Directors, Muslim Women's Network-UK, UK
 * Isatou Touray, Executive Director - Gambia Committee on Traditional Practices, Gambia
 * Kamala Chandrakirana, Chairperson - National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan), Indonesia
 * Pinar Ilkkaracan, Co-Founder - Women for Women’s Human Rights (New Ways), Turkey
 * Rabea Naciri, Former President - Association Démocratique des Femmes du Maroc, Morocco
 * Sohail Akbar Warraich, Independent Expert - Pakistan/United Kingdom
 * Zainah Anwar, Founder and former Executive Director - Sisters in Islam, Malaysia
 * Ziba Mir-Hosseini, Research Associate - Centre for Islamic & Middle Eastern Law, School of Oriental and African Studies, UK/Iran

Contact
URL: http://www.musawah.org