During the months of lockdown, violence against women has soared globally. News outlets, such as the BBC, on the 13th of March have discussed the various measure put in place to help women forced to self-isolate with abusive partners. In Italy flags were lowered to half-mast in the Spanish town of Almassora to mark the death of a women named Carina who was murdered by her husband at home in…

 Dr. Nazreen Nawaz, the Director of the Women’s Section in the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir The talk explains how real change for women in the Muslim lands cannot be delivered through partial change or following the same path of adopting further gender equality legislation. Rather it requires a radically alternative vision for the Muslim world and its women. She illustrates how the principles, laws and systems of…

According to the TOLO News, residents of Kabul city on Sunday, the 4th April 2020 criticized Afghan political leaders who remain locked in a standoff while the people are faced with “difficult times” in the country because of COVID-19. The people say they are struggling “to find food for survival," but the leaders “worsen the situation” instead of finding solutions.

Wilayah LEBANON The talk takes a look at some of the narratives made by the Beijing Platform for Action in its area of – Education and the Training of Women – and examines what the true agenda of gender equality policies were in the field of education of Muslim women. It also presents the Islamic perspective of the provision of good quality education to women and girls.