Know Your Rights: Inheritance and Property

Current legal structures and social norms allow for financial inequalities that put women at a more vulnerable position, especially after a divorce.

In this episode of Musawah podcast, we are joined by Zabib Loro, a feminist, human rights activitst, and researcher from South Sudan. She is the founder and Executive Director of Women for Justice and Equality (formerly IDRA). We also talk to Fatima Seedat, a feminist, Islamic scholar, and women's rights acitvist, who is currently the Associate Professor and Head of Department of African Feminist Studies at the University of Cape Town. We also listen to Rumana Mahomed, an attorney and fiduciary practitioner from South Africa.

The guests talk to us about the civil and islamic inheritance laws, as well as social practcies, that affect women’s financial rights after divorce. We learn why these issues matter, and what changes are needed.

This episode is hosted by hosted by Rehema Namukose and produced by Sowt.

In Musawah podcast, we listen to women experts and draw lessons from Islamic teachings for the advancement of egalitarian Muslim contexts.

This podcast is brought to you by Musawah, a global movement for equality and justice in the Muslim family. Musawah was launched in 2009 in Malaysia.

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