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When Islamic institutions exclude women from governance

My mosque's board is all men and they make decisions about women's spaces without consulting us, but speaking up gets labeled as causing fitna.

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What we've seen

Patriarchal structures use religious language to silence legitimate demands for representation and justice.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Islamic adl — justice as divine requirement?”

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