Our work is rooted in Islamic values of compassion, justice, and dignity. Rather than separating faith from the movement, we embrace Islam as a guiding force, ensuring that our efforts for gender justice stay true to religious teachings and community traditions. By centering faith, we build change that is authentic, meaningful, and lasting.
We commit to anti-colonial and anti-oppressive practice by recognizing that Muslim communities are diverse, not monolithic, with each region carrying its own histories, customs, and strengths. Our work respects and follows local knowledge and leadership, ensuring that change is rooted in community realities rather than imposed from outside.
Transformative learning encourages men to reflect on and question harmful gender norms while exploring new, healthier ways of being. Through dialogue, critical reflection, and storytelling, men can unlearn patterns of dominance and control and instead embrace compassion, respect, and equality. This process creates personal growth that leads to wider social change.
More men are working to prevent gender-based violence and promote equity, challenging harmful norms and reimagining masculinity. Yet research on what drives men—especially within Muslim communities—to engage in this work is limited.
Muslim Masculinities explores the motivations, experiences, and social contexts of Muslim men involved in gender justice across various Muslim-majority nations.
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