women's rights. We believe that there can be no equality in society without equality in the family, so we focused on rights of women in the private spheres as a starting point. 2. Research and data: NISA invests significant amount of its resources and programs on social research, with meticulous analysis of impact and not just the gathering of disaggregated data. With reliable data, good scholarship and analysis, policy makers will have less excuse to ignore one's recommendations. 3. Alliances with similar organizations: NISA is part of MUSAWAH, a global network of organizations and individuals that works particularly for equality in Muslim families. This network is a good source of reference materials, scholarship, resource persons and exchange of regional experiences. 4. Closed group advocacies: Dealing with sectors of the minority community separately, depending on factors, i.e. relative openness or receptiveness to women's rights, relative social or political influences, or relative opposition to the issue, and nurturing relationships with them also help.. This way one can address Specific concerns, challenges and potential objection to one's advocacy. It is also an opportunity to turn potential spoilers into allies. 5. Study sessions: NISA started with organizing in-depth study sessions and training of trainors for minority women to address discomfort or knowledge/awareness gaps on women's rights in Islam. This way, one can address apprehensions or fears that claiming women's rights may be inconsistent with one's cultural or religious beliefs or identities. Thus, this strategy is both transformative and empowering. 6. Packaging: In many cases, oppositions to minority women's issues can be addressed with compromise in terminology,