Gita Sahgal is a founder of the Centre for Secular Space, which opposes fundamentalism, amplifies secular voices and promotes universality in human rights. She was formerly Head of the Gender Unit at Amnesty International. Gita has served on the board of Southall Black Sisters and was a founder of Women Against Fundamentalism and Awaaz: South Asia Watch.
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Published in: 50.50Sharia, security and the church: dangers of the British Home Office InquiryDoes the UK’s Sharia Review resemble the sharia ‘courts’: secretive procedures and discriminatory advisors? Are the...
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Published in: 50.50Whitewashing Sharia councils in the UK?In an Open Letter to Theresa May, hundreds of women’s human rights organisations and campaigners warn against a...
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Published in: 50.50Sharia law, apostasy and secularismOpposing religious fundamentalism is a dangerous political activity. It is not a distraction from ‘real’ politics -...
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Published in: 50.50Who wrote the Universal Declaration of Human Rights ?
Many of the assumptions about who wrote the Universal Declaration of Human Rights are wrong. The less known story of...
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Published in: 50.50Conquering fear with hope: Secularism 2014
The Secularism Conference taking place in London this weekend is a chance to hear activists who are transforming...
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Published in: 50.50Secular space: bridging the religious-secular divide?
One of the goals in a new report on women and Arab Spring by CARE International is to build bridges between...