TY - BOOK AU - Welchman,Lynn TI - Women's rights and Islamic family law: perspectives on reform SN - 9781842770955 (pbk.) U1 - 340.59 PY - 2004/// CY - London, UK PB - Zed Books KW - Domestic relations (Islamic law) KW - Women KW - Legal status, laws, etc. (Islamic law) KW - Domestic relations KW - Egypt KW - Palestine KW - United States KW - Muslims KW - Legal status, laws, etc N1 - 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 ER -