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Women's rights and Islamic family law : perspectives on reform / edited by Lynn Welchman.

Contributor(s): Welchman, Lynn.
Publisher: London, UK : Zed Books, 2004Description: 300 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781842770955 (pbk.); 1842770950 (pbk.).Subject(s): Domestic relations (Islamic law) | Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. (Islamic law) | Domestic relations -- Egypt | Domestic relations -- Palestine | Domestic relations -- United States | Muslims -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United StatesDDC classification: 340.59
Partial contents:
Part I: Muslim personal status law in Egypt: the current situation and possibilities of reform through internal initiatives. - Pt. II: Islamic law and the transition to Palestinian statehood: constraints and opportunities for legal reform. - Pt. III: No altars: a survey of Islamic family law in the United States. - Part IV: Domestic violence and shari'a: a comparative study of Muslim societies in the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
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340.59 WOM (Browse shelf) 1 Available LAWxx,17002,03,CL 5000070120

Includes bibliographical references (p. [276]-291) and index.

Part I: Muslim personal status law in Egypt: the current situation and possibilities of reform through internal initiatives. - Pt. II: Islamic law and the transition to Palestinian statehood: constraints and opportunities for legal reform. - Pt. III: No altars: a survey of Islamic family law in the United States. - Part IV: Domestic violence and shari'a: a comparative study of Muslim societies in the Middle East, Africa and Asia.