Zainah Anwar featured in Harvard Law exhibit

PETALING JAYA: Activist Zainah Anwar (pic) has been featured in the 2018 Annual Harvard Law International Women's Day Portrait Exhibit.

The exhibit that is running into its fifth year showcases astounding contributions of 25 women from around the world in the areas of law and policy.

Those honoured were nominated by HLS students, faculty or staff for their "powerful voices" in their respective fields.

Zainah is a founder of Sisters in Islam, and the current director of Musawah, a global movement for equality and justice in the Muslim family.

"Through Musawah, she seeks to bring women's voices and

concerns into the production of religious knowledge and legal reform in Muslim countries.

"For the past 25 years, she has lobbied for justice for women and pioneered a framework of feminism from an Islamic perspective," read the description of Zainah in the website of the honourees.

Also honoured were Canadian Minister of Justice and Attorney-General Jody Wilson-Raybould, Senior Director of Research for Amnesty International Anna Neistat, Nobel Peace Prize recipient Shirin Ebadi and the creator of "Me Too" Tarana Burke.

Zainah, meanwhile, said she was honoured by the recognition.

"It's an honour and a wonderful recognition for the ground breaking work of Sisters in Islam  and Musawah, two groups I helped to co-found to stand up for the possibility and necessity of equality and justice for women living in Muslim contexts," she told The Star Online.

Zainah is also a long time columnist with The Star, writing the column Sharing The Nation.