Shabana Kausar

MA HUMAN RIGHTS, CULTURE & SOCIAL JUSTICE, GOLDSMITHS UNIVERSITY OF LONDON

I am an expert in ending Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) and have worked actively on a local, national and international level in tackling gender-based violence and sex discrimination. Through my work, I am aware that VAWG disproportionately affects women of colour and Muslim women in the UK, yet their voices are missing from shaping how services are commissioned, how decisions are made around legislation and how policy is shaped. The agenda is very much led by the Global North, sometimes to the detriment of minoritised women and those in the Global South. I believe studying this Masters will support me to address this gap, whilst providing me with the platform to influence the global and national dialogue which too often silences Muslim women.