Name : Syaeri Laelatul Awalia Class : PBI Morning 3rd Semester NPM : 0919013631 ARTICLE Promoting Gender Equality in Muslim Contexts – Women's Voices Must Not Be Silenced Aquestion that is sometimes posed is whether women in Muslim contexts are entitled to equal rights. Are their culture and religion opposed to women having equal rights? To answer this, let us recognize the fact that nearly all the countries with Muslim majorities are signatories to international agreements advancing women's rights. These include the Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and other relevant agreements 1 . Most recently, on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (25 November 2007), the Secretary-General of the Organization of the Islamic Con...