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Zainah Anwar

Zainah Anwar is a co-founder and the executive director of Musawah, a global movement for equality and justice in the Muslim family, as well as a co-founder of Sisters in Islam. Find Musawah on Twitter @Musawah.

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Saudi Arabia's Arrest of Women's Rights Activists puts it on Wrong Side of History

Saudi Arabia’s Arrest of Women’s Rights Activists puts it on Wrong Side of History

Zainah Anwar

Co-author: Kamala Chandrakirana | – London (OpenDemocracy) – From Indonesia to Saudi Arabia, Muslim women’s movements for equality are increasingly interconnected – and unstoppable. A Saudi woman poses with her new driving license after the country’s ban on women driving was lifted in June, 2018. Photo: Gehad Hamdy/DPA/PA Images. All rights reserved.Saudi Arabia’s ongoing crackdown […]

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