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Musawah Movement: Seeking Equality and Justice in Muslim Family Law

A doctoral student in women's studies reports on a February gathering in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, demanding inclusion of women's perspectives in the construction of family law in both Muslim-majority and Muslim-minority countries.

 
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Muslim Feminist Seeks to Educate Journalists

Zainah Anwar, executive director of Malaysian-based Sisters in Islam, pushes a message of diversity and progressivism within the framework of Islam.

 
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Southeast Asian Dancers Illuminate New Course

A theory course in the Department of World Arts and Culture brings practicing dancers from Cambodia, Malaysia, and Indonesia into the classroom.

 
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The Diversity in Indian Islam

Historian Sanjay Subrahmanyam challenges those who suggest that Muslims are divorced by their religion from local Asian cultures.

 

Malaysian Examination Syndicate Members Meet With CRESST at UCLA

A Malaysian delegation is briefed on U.S. education policies by a national research center.