History
In 1987, a group of women lawyers, activists, academics and journalists including Zainah Anwar jointly founded a fledgling movement to look into the problems Muslim women faced in seeking legal redress through the Syariah courts. In 1990, the group took on the name Sisters in Islam, or SIS. The organization continues to advocate for legal reform and social equality for women and promotes human rights and civil liberties, both in Malaysia and worldwide.
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