Malaysian Islamic feminist civil society organisation
Sisters in Islam SIS (SIS Forum Malaysia)
Founder
Zainah Anwar, Amina Wadud, Askiah Adam, Norani Othman, Rashidah Abdullah, Rose Ismail and Sharifah Zuriah Aljeffri.
Type
Non-profit NGO
Focus
Sisters in Islam is a women's rights NGO that promotes the rights of women under the framework of Islam.
Headquarters
Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
Location
4, Jalan 11/8E, 46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. Tel: +603-7960 3357/ 7960 5121/ 7960 6733 Telenisa 012-812 3424
Area served
Malaysia
Executive Director
Rozana Isa
Key people
Zainah Anwar (Co-Founder)
Website
https://sistersinislam.org
Zainah Anwar, Co-FounderSIS Executive Director, Rozana Isa
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Sisters in Islam (SIS) is a Malaysian registered company committed to promoting the rights of women in Malaysia. Its efforts to promote the rights of Muslim women are based on the principles of equality, justice and freedom enjoined by the Quran. SIS work focuses on challenging laws and policies made in the name of Islam that discriminate against women. As such it tackles issues covered under Malaysia's Islamic family and sharia laws, such as polygamy,[1] child marriage,[2] moral policing,[3][failed verification] Islamic legal theory and jurisprudence, the hijab and modesty,[4] violence against women and hudud.[5] It is noted for its Islamic feminist research and advocacy.[6]
^"Polygamy not a God-given right to Muslims".
^"Syariah court fails to protect and safeguard Muslim girls — Sisters in Islam". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14.
^"Archives".
^"Sisters In Islam: News / Comments / Dress and Modesty in Islam".
^"Sisters In Islam: Sisters in Islam remains firmly opposed to the implementation of Hudud law for Malaysia".
^Gürkan, Senem; Barut, Yaşar (7 June 2021). "Feminizmden Esinlenen İslami Bir Oluşum: Sisters in Islam (SIS)" [A synergy of Feminism and Islam: Sisters in Islam (SIS)]. Ondokuz Mayıs University Journal of Women's and Family Studies (in Turkish). 1 (1). Ondokuz Mayıs University: 41–53. eISSN 2791-6871.
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