Muslim Divorce In The Middle East

Author : Jessica Carlisle
Publisher : Springer
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319770079

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Muslim Divorce in the Middle East by Jessica Carlisle Pdf

How have Muslim marriages legally ended around the turn of the 21st century? Who has the power to initiate and resist shari‘a derived divorce? When are husbands and wives made to bear the costs of their marital breakdown? What does divorce law indicate about the development of gender regimes in the Middle East and North Africa? This book opens with a description of the historical development of Islamic divorce in the MENA. Subsequent chapters follow a Syrian male judge, a Moroccan female legal advice worker and a Libyan female judge as they deal with divorce cases in which husbands, wives, their relatives and lawyers debate gender roles in contemporary Muslim marriages. MENA ‘state feminism’ has increasingly equalized men’s and women’s access to divorce and encouraged discussions about how spouses should treat each other in marriage. The real life outcomes of these reforms have often been surprising. Moreover, as the last chapter explores, jihadi proto-states (such as Islamic State) have violently rejected state feminist divorce law reform. This accessible book will appeal to students, researchers and a general readership interested in Islamic law; Middle Eastern studies; gender and sexuality; and, legal and social anthropology.

Author : Dawoud El-Alami,Doreen Hinchcliffe
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2023-12-18
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004634978

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Islamic Marriage and Divorce Laws of the Arab World by Dawoud El-Alami,Doreen Hinchcliffe Pdf

Whilst other works exist which examine the Islamic law of personal status, this is the first to set out in a single volume the laws relating to marriage and divorce in the Arab states, both codified and uncodified, in a manner which will enable the reader to look up the provisions of the law in specific areas and, where required, to compare the positions of the laws of different countries.

Author : Yossef Rapoport
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2005-04-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781139444811

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Marriage, Money and Divorce in Medieval Islamic Society by Yossef Rapoport Pdf

High rates of divorce, often taken to be a modern and western phenomenon, were also typical of medieval Islamic societies. By pitting these high rates of divorce against the Islamic ideal of marriage,Yossef Rapoport radically challenges usual assumptions about the legal inferiority of Muslim women and their economic dependence on men. He argues that marriages in late medieval Cairo, Damascus and Jerusalem had little in common with the patriarchal models advocated by jurists and moralists. The transmission of dowries, women's access to waged labour, and the strict separation of property between spouses made divorce easy and normative, initiated by wives as often as by their husbands. This carefully researched work of social history is interwoven with intimate accounts of individual medieval lives, making for a truly compelling read. It will be of interest to scholars of all disciplines concerned with the history of women and gender in Islam.

Author : Amira El-Azhary Sonbol
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1996-06-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0815626886

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Women, the Family, and Divorce Laws in Islamic History by Amira El-Azhary Sonbol Pdf

The eighteen essays in this volume cover a wide range of material and reevaluate women's studies and Middle Eastern studies, Muslim women and the Shari'a courts, the Ottoman household, Dhimmi communities, children and family law, morality, and violence.

Author : Amira El-Azhary Sonbol
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780815650478

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Women, the Family, and Divorce Laws in Islamic History by Amira El-Azhary Sonbol Pdf

The eighteen essays in this volume cover a wide range of material and reevaluate women's studies and Middle Eastern studies, Muslim women and the Shari'a courts, the Ottoman household, Dhimmi communities, children and family law, morality, and violence.

Author : Lynn Welchman
Publisher : Amsterdam University Press
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789053569740

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Women and Muslim Family Laws in Arab States by Lynn Welchman Pdf

A number of Arab states have recently either codified Muslim family law for the first time, or have issued amendments or new laws which significantly impact the statutory rights of women as wives, mothers and daughters. In Women and Muslim Family Laws in Arab States Lynn Welchman examines women's rights in Muslim family laws in Arab states across the Middle East while also surveying the public debates surrounding the issues. The author considers these new laws alongside older statutes to comment on the patterns and dynamics of change both in the texts of the laws, and in the processes through by which they are drafted and issued. She draws on original legal texts and explanatory statements as well as on extensive secondary literature particular to certain states for an insight into practice, and on; interventions by women's rights organizations and other parties to the debate in the press and in advocacy materials. The discussions are set in the contemporary global context that 'internationalises' the domestic and regional debates.The book considers laws in states from the Gulf to North Africa in regard to their approaches to issues of codification processes and issues of and of registration, capacity and guardianship in marriage, polygyny, the marital relationship, divorce and child custody. -- Publisher description.

Author : Ziba Mir-Hosseini
Publisher : I.B. Tauris
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1993-12-31
Category : Law
ISBN : UVA:X002328482

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Marriage on Trial by Ziba Mir-Hosseini Pdf

Author : Elisa Giunchi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014-03-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317750307

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Muslim Family Law in Western Courts by Elisa Giunchi Pdf

This book focuses on Islamic family law as interpreted and applied by judges in Europe, Australia and North America. It uses court transcriptions and observations to discuss how the most contentious marriage-related issues - consent and age of spouses, dower, polygamy, and divorce - are adjudicated. The solutions proposed by different legal systems are reviewed , and some broader questions are addressed: how Islamic principles are harmonized with norms based on gender equality, how parties bargain strategically in and out of court, and how Muslim diasporas align their Islamic worldview with a Western normative narrative.

Author : Donna Lee Bowen,Evelyn A. Early
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 0253214904

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Everyday Life in the Muslim Middle East by Donna Lee Bowen,Evelyn A. Early Pdf

A revised and updated edition of a popular and widely used text

Author : John L. Esposito
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Women (Islamic law)
ISBN : OCLC:1388507142

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Women in Muslim Family Law by John L. Esposito Pdf

Expands and updates family law as it pertains to women with regard to marriage, divorce and inheritance throughout the Middle East.This second revised edition of John L. Esposito's landmark work expands and updates coverage of family law reforms -- marriage, divorce, and inheritance -- throughout the Middle East, North Africa, South and Southeast Asia.

Author : Edwin Terry Prothro,Lutfy N. Diab
Publisher : [Beirut] : American University of Beirut
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105036469786

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Changing Family Patterns in the Arab East by Edwin Terry Prothro,Lutfy N. Diab Pdf

A study of actual family patterns in the Middle East, and the many ways they challenge the classical, stereotyped picture of the Islamic family.

Author : Herbert J. Liebesny
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1975-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781438410869

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The Law of the Near and Middle East by Herbert J. Liebesny Pdf

A systematic survey of fundamental statements of Islamic and Near Eastern law that includes selections from the writings of classic Islamic scholars, contemporary works on legal theory, and modern Middle Eastern codes. No other accessible work brings together so many useful materials on the development of Islamic law, as does this volume based on translations from a variety of languages and numerous sources, all of which are identified. Because of the important role which law plays in Islamic culture, some acquaintance with legal developments is indispensible if one is to gain a rounded picture of Islamic culture.

Author : Naila Minai
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Islam
ISBN : STANFORD:36105004670357

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Women in Islam by Naila Minai Pdf

Author : Nadjma Yassari
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2016-06-03
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781317168638

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Changing God's Law by Nadjma Yassari Pdf

This volume identifies and elaborates on the significance and functions of the various actors involved in the development of family law in the Middle East. Besides the importance of family law regulations for each individual, family law has become the battleground of political and social contestation. Divided into four parts, the collection presents a general overview and analysis of the development of family law in the region and provides insights into the broader context of family law reform, before offering examples of legal development realised by codification drawn from a selection of Gulf states, Iran, and Egypt. It then goes on to present a thorough analysis of the role of the judiciary in the process of lawmaking, before discussing ways the parties themselves may have shaped and do shape the law. Including contributions from leading authors of Middle Eastern law, this timely volume brings together many isolated aspects of legal development and offers a comprehensive picture on this topical subject. It will be of interest to scholars and academics of family law and religion.

Author : Maaike Voorhoeve
Publisher : I. B. Tauris
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2014-01-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1780765290

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Gender and Divorce Law in North Africa by Maaike Voorhoeve Pdf

Personal status laws remain a highly politicized area of debate in the Middle East, as the arena in which the contentious issues of women's rights, religion and minority groups meet. This is especially so when it comes to divorce. In Tunisia, with the moderate Islamist party Ennahda winning the first elections following the 2011 revolution, questions of religion in public life have gained greater primacy. The country is often hailed for its progressive personal status code, seen as an exception to the practice in many other Muslim countries. However, the legal system contains many gaps and leaves much room for interpretation. Maaike Voorhoeve investigates whether the ostensibly secular principles enshrined in Tunisia's legislation are in fact implemented in divorce cases, or whether judges frequently turn to custom or Sharia as their primary sources of guidance. Gender and Divorce Law in North Africa therefore sheds light on the wide-reaching debate concerning the role of Islam and Sharia in the public, political, legal and private spheres.