Speaking with a forked tongue: whither Malaysia’s moderate Islam?
Responding to the fatwa against their group, Sisters in Islam are calling for the promotion of love and compassion in Islam, in the face of...
To Build a More Just Malaysia, We Need a More Complex Understanding of Islamic Legal Theory
Zainah Anwar is a founding member and former executive director of Sisters in Islam, and is currently the director for Musawah, a global...
Beyond a ‘band-aid’: Why SIS started free legal advice for Muslims 20 years ago and what’s next
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 — Sisters in Islam (SIS) is now in its 20th year of giving free legal advice and plans to continue...
Muslim women’s rights group changes name to SIS Forum after Selangor Sultan’s remark forbidding use of ‘Islam’
KUALA LUMPUR, July 31 — SIS Forum (Malaysia) has announced today that it will no longer use the name “Sisters in Islam” following a remark...
“Never let anything stop you from travelling”: 10 best quotes from intrepid women travellers
Timing is everything and timing was on my side when I was in Penang when the “Zafigo Talk: Intimate Conversations with women on travel and...
Today, March 27: The struggle for women’s right to justice and equality in Muslim contexts
A talk by Zainah Anwar, of Musawah, who will speak on the challenges faced by women's groups living in Muslim contexts and their struggle to reform laws.
Sisters in Islam Win Temporary Battle
SIS works to support Muslim women by providing information, knowledge and empowerment to live honorably and make their own choices.
Zainah Anwar
I have always admired Zainah for the courage she showed in establishing the two organizations with which she is most closely associated. The first, Sisters In...
The Rise of the Islamic Feminists
Women protesting in Benghazi, Libya, in 2011 against the Qaddafi dictatorship (Ryan Calder). Throughout the Muslim world, a groundswell of...
Federal Court declares Selangor fatwa partially invalid, no more ‘sesat’ or deviant label for SIS
(From left) Sisters in Islam's (SIS) lawyer Datuk Malik Imtiaz Sarwar, SIS executive director Rozana Isa and SIS co-founder Zainah Mahfoozah...
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Founder and longtime director of Sisters in Islam, an influential NGO advocating for women’s rights, gender equality, and progressive interpretation of Islam in Malaysia.