CEDAW and Muslim Family Laws: In Search of Common Ground

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CEDAW and Muslim Family Laws: In Search of Common Ground
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Information from Non-Governmental Organizations
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(2011)
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Musawah, a global movement of women and men who advocate for equality and justice in the Muslim family, prepared this report to summarize the findings of its CEDAW Project, which examined documents submitted by forty- four of the Muslim majority and minority countries that reported to CEDAW between 2005 and 2010. The report outlines the trends in justifications made by reporting Parties for their failures to implement CEDAW, with respect to family laws and practices. It concludes with recommendations to the Committee on strategies for achieving a more meaningful dialogue with relevant state Parties.

Musawah for Equality in the Family, CEDAW and Muslim Family Laws: In Search of Common Ground (2011), online: .