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Consent In Marriage: A Radical Feminist Analysis Of Pakistani Law, Iqra Saleem Khan
Consent In Marriage: A Radical Feminist Analysis Of Pakistani Law, Iqra Saleem Khan
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
In Abdul Kadir v. Salima, Mahmood J summarised the nature of a Pakistani wife’s duties under Islamic Law. The nikkah contract “imposes submission on the wife when summoned to the couch and confers on him the power of correction when she is disobedient or rebellious.” Earlier, a similar pronouncement was made across the ocean in the United Kingdom by Sir Matthew Hale that through the marriage contract the “wife hath given herself to the husband, consent of which she cannot retract.” Marital rape was later recognised as an offence in the UK by the House of Lords in R …
Improving Education Through Devotion: A Religious Solution To Eastern Turkey's Gender Gap, Joshua E. Thomas
Improving Education Through Devotion: A Religious Solution To Eastern Turkey's Gender Gap, Joshua E. Thomas
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
Turkey has much room for improvement regarding women’s education opportunities—particularly in eastern Anatolia. Despite the Turkish Republic’s outward secular appearance, Islamic law plays an increasingly important role in society. A potential solution to the government’s sluggish progress on gender equality may lie in the utilization of their religious directorate (Diyanet). The Diyanet could issue fatwas sympathetic to women’s rights, which may more effectively reach the conservative eastern Turkish population.
Out Of Jahiliyya: Historic And Modern Incarnations Of Polygamy In The Islamic World, Brooke D. Rodgers-Miller
Out Of Jahiliyya: Historic And Modern Incarnations Of Polygamy In The Islamic World, Brooke D. Rodgers-Miller
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
There Are Worse Things Than Being Alone: Polygamy In Islam, Past, Present, And Future, Heather Johnson
There Are Worse Things Than Being Alone: Polygamy In Islam, Past, Present, And Future, Heather Johnson
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
A Policy Of Mediocrity: A Review Of United States Policy Concerning The Women Of Afghanistan, Meghan Hallock
A Policy Of Mediocrity: A Review Of United States Policy Concerning The Women Of Afghanistan, Meghan Hallock
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Introduction To Special Collection: Seminar Papers On Women And Islamic Law, Christie S. Warren
Introduction To Special Collection: Seminar Papers On Women And Islamic Law, Christie S. Warren
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
"Even In Dreams, They Are Coming": Islamic Fundamentalism And The Education Of Women In Afghanistan, Caroline B. Fleming
"Even In Dreams, They Are Coming": Islamic Fundamentalism And The Education Of Women In Afghanistan, Caroline B. Fleming
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Nothing Is Written: Fundamentalism, Revivalism, Reformism And The Fate Of Islamic Law, Hamid M. Khan
Nothing Is Written: Fundamentalism, Revivalism, Reformism And The Fate Of Islamic Law, Hamid M. Khan
Michigan Journal of International Law
Part of any Muslim's effort to return to their religious past usually involves an invocation of Islamic law, or what has been termed the Shari'ah. This Note intends to cursorily examine Islamic law-where it was, and where it is going. More specifically, this Note will examine a growing fracture within the Islamic community and how a fissure among so-called fundamentalists will ultimately influence an understanding of Islamic law.
U.S. Asylum Law Applied To Battered Women Fleeing Islamic Countries, Mahsa Aliaskari
U.S. Asylum Law Applied To Battered Women Fleeing Islamic Countries, Mahsa Aliaskari
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
No abstract provided.