Cassandra Balchin is the Chair of the Muslim Women's Network, UK. She was a journalist based in Pakistan for many years and was part of the network Women Living Under Muslim Laws (WLUML). She is a freelance researcher, writer and human-rights advocacy trainer.
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Published in: 50.50Why do women turn religious fundamentalists on?
The more I work on projects to research religious fundamentalisms and advocate for resistance and challenge to their...
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Published in: 50.50Negotiating Bliss
The bliss of an egalitarian and just relationship between spouses cannot be achieved through a sheet of paper. But...
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Published in: 50.50Last but not least: CEDAW and family law
When injustice in marriage and the family is such a pervasive experience for women and girls, why is family law...
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Published in: 50.50The wedding dress with attitude
Malians do a good line in combining fashion and public relations for the causes they care about. Fatoumata and...
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Published in: 50.50Ugandan gays and Muslim women:a common struggle to redefine family
What have gay rights activists in Christian-majority Uganda and Muslim women fighting for family law reform in Asia...
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