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Consent In Marriage: A Radical Feminist Analysis Of Pakistani Law, Iqra Saleem Khan Jul 2020

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 May 2018

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.


Lifting The Veil: Women And Islamic Law, Christie S. Warren Jan 2008

Lifting The Veil: Women And Islamic Law, Christie S. Warren

Faculty Publications

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A Policy Of Mediocrity: A Review Of United States Policy Concerning The Women Of Afghanistan, Meghan Hallock Apr 2005

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 Apr 2005

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.


Out Of Jahiliyya: Historic And Modern Incarnations Of Polygamy In The Islamic World, Brooke D. Rodgers-Miller Apr 2005

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.


"Even In Dreams, They Are Coming": Islamic Fundamentalism And The Education Of Women In Afghanistan, Caroline B. Fleming Apr 2005

"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.


There Are Worse Things Than Being Alone: Polygamy In Islam, Past, Present, And Future, Heather Johnson Apr 2005

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.