WLUML proudly congratulates our board member Dr. Mona Tajali on her recent publication titled “State Gender Ideology and National Women’s Machinery: A Necessary Shift in Focus” in the journal French Politics. Abstract Advocates of women’s rights in many Muslim countries have long demanded the formation of state-level institutional structures that promote and protect women’s rights, in...
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WLUML joins the feminist call for urgent action for Sudan
Women Living Under Muslim Laws is joining the feminist call for urgent action for Sudan. This letter is drafted by WHRDMENA Coalition, SUWRA and ISHR. The final date to sign is June 12th, 2024, 3pm EST. https://lnkd.in/d2AMJfmq We urge the UN Security Council to take prompt measures to: – Urge the warring parties to uphold...
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Congratulations to WLUML Council Member Maira Asif
Congratulations to Maira Asif, WLUML Council Member, for receiving the Outstanding Practicum Research Report Award upon graduation in 2024, Rutgers University NJ USA! Maira has graduated with an MA Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies as a Fulbright Scholar from Pakistan. 👏 The departmental award is given to a graduate student who has produced outstanding and...
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WLUML’s Vrinda Narain celebrates 50 years of NAWL Canada
WLUML’s Board Member Vrinda Narain, a member of the Steering Committee of the National Association of Women and the Law, talks about the 50 years of accomplishments and struggles of NAWL in this short feature. For the past 50 years, the National Association of Women and the Law (NAWL) has fought to advance women’s rights...
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Women and Constitutions in Muslim Contexts Edited By Vrinda Narain and Mona Tajali
We are delighted to announce the publication of Women and Constitutions in Muslim Contexts Edited By: Vrinda Narain and Mona Tajali The transformative power of constitutions as the foundation of law in shaping and changing social structures, such as economic, political, and cultural processes, and, of course, the rights of women as citizens, is widely...
