The Government plans to pass the “Maintenance of Racial Harmony Bill” later this year. As a group comprising of minorities, the proposed Maintenance of Racial Harmony Bill (“the Bill”) has raised considerable concerns. Our key concerns with the Bill are: The Bill sets us back in our obligations as a signatory of International Convention on…
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CEDAW: Report on Muslim Family Law and Muslim Women’s Rights in Singapore
This shadow report is jointly submitted by Beyond the Hijab and Musawah, the global movement for equality and justice in the Muslim family, for consideration by the CEDAW Committee in its review of the Government of Singapore, reporting before the 88th Session of the CEDAW Committee in May 2024. The report examines the necessity for…
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A joint statement in response to the online poll promoting sexual violence
By Beyond The Hijab, Crit Talk, End FGC Singapore, Lepak Conversations and Penawar Content Warnings: Mentions of rape, Online sexual assault, online sexual harassment, and misogyny We strongly condemn the misogyny and sexism of a group of men who initiated a poll on a social media platform, to vote who among their women peers deserved…
Read MoreWearing the Hijab at Work
The Tripartite Alliance for Fair & Progressive Employment Practices (‘TAFEP’) is currently investigating an incident in which a hijab-wearing woman (‘hijabi’) working as a promoter at Tangs was asked to remove her hijab. Tangs had initially taken the position that this was a case of miscommunication regarding the company’s dress code and grooming standards to…
Read MoreDealing with Racial Stress
You stressed? Stress is not necessarily a negative emotion. Everyone has gone through stressful situations and experiences at some point in their lives. A limited amount of stress can even help us build the necessary urgency and resilience to accomplish tasks and learn to deal with challenges in life. However, this is assuming that the…
Read MoreJoint Statement by Muslim Women Groups to OKLETSGO
[Content warning: Mentions of misogyny, sexual harassment, exploitation of sexual assault survivors, and online intimidation] We strongly condemn the misogynist and sexist comments consistently made on-air by Dzar Ismail, Dyn Norahim, and Raja Razie, the three hosts of the OKLETSGO podcast on Spotify. They minimise their crude and offensive language, sexual harassment on-air and exploitative…
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