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Tuesday, 16 October 2018

'Inequality is a poison': campaigning for Muslim women's rights – podcast

Shahin Ashraf’s experience growing up as a British Muslim has led to a life campaigning for gender equality around the world

Shahin Ashraf’s humanitarian work has taken her from Bosnia to Afghanistan, where she helped a woman escape forced marriage.

Ashraf, who was awarded an MBE in 2015 for her services to interfaith and community cohesion, is a global advocacy advisor for Islamic Relief. She speaks to Lucy Lamble about her own experience of gender inequality, which influenced her campaign work for Muslim women’s rights in traditionally conservative societies.

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from Islam | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2ym8zgv

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