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The Declaration of Equalities for Moslem Women is a document established by Nadia Shahram, Esq. with her students at the University of Buffalo School of Law. It was created in response to global issues of the injustice, violence, mistreatment, and inadequacy of rights for women in Islamic cultures.  The document addresses legal questions of autonomy, child custody, honor killings, education, inheritance, employment and other cultural practices designed to suppress women in these societies. This document was inspired by the Declaration of Sentiments by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and voices similarly a list of demands aimed at improving the legal rights and status of Moslem women. The Declaration was unveiled in Seneca Falls in 2013 and has been part of their annual Convention Days celebration since then. The original document is on permanent exhibit at the Women’s Rights National Historic Park. 

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