In April 2021 I was honoured to speak at this conference. Muslim women often get pigeonholed into speaking about Women in Islam or gender issues. This event broke open more space for Muslim women to discuss their politics and vision beyond this lens.
Text from Strive UK: Women’s conference 2021: Inspiring #women leading the Ummah Muslim women, for the most part, lost the esteemed public roles they had gained under the Prophet ﷺ and his immediate successors, and by and large, an older, deep-rooted ideal of women as inferior, gained greater staying power within religious discourses and society at large. Let’s come together to listen to these trailblazing women to unlearn the bias and educate ourselves to appreciate the crucial role women can play within our societies, particularly as leaders.
Speaker: Arzu Merali – 
/ arzumerali Internationally renowned human rights activist, Writer, Researcher, Co-founder of the Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) and Co-author of the recent study “Environment of Hate: The New Normal for Muslims in the UK”.
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Organised by: StriveUK (https://striveuk.org.uk/) We are a British Muslim socio-cultural and advocacy organisation (affiliated to the MCB), set up by young Muslim activists based in the U.K. A multicultural organization appropriately representative of Britain, our countrywide members include people from all walks of life – professionals, students, academics and full-time social workers. We are committed to empowering community members, espouse social justice programmes and collaborate with like-minded groups to promote a more egalitarian society. Our younger members bring us immense joy and pride in their efforts to promoting awareness about themes around the environment, equality and a socially just economy. It makes us hopeful of a better future. StriveUK also holds regular seminars and workshops for adults and children on themes and topics of contemporary relevance to create social awareness and partners relief work across the world. Our flagship ‘Women’s Conference’ brings together some of the country’s most inspirational women activists to help the fight against institutional misogyny and Islamophobia.
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