Family law in Islam : divorce, marriage and women in the Muslim world / edited by Maaike Voorhoeve.
In both the West and throughout the Muslim world, Islamic family law is a highly - and hotly - debated topic. In the Muslim World, the discussions at the heart of these debates are often primarily concerned with the extent to which classical Islamic family law should be implemented in the national l...
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Full Text (via ProQuest) |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
I.B. Tauris,
2012.
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| Series: | Library of Islamic law ;
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| Summary: | In both the West and throughout the Muslim world, Islamic family law is a highly - and hotly - debated topic. In the Muslim World, the discussions at the heart of these debates are often primarily concerned with the extent to which classical Islamic family law should be implemented in the national legal system, and the impact this has on society. "Family Law in Islam" highlights these discussions by looking at public debates and legal practice. Using a range of contemporary examples, from polygamy to informal marriage (zawaj 'urfi), and from divorce with mutual agreement (khul') to j. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (250 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780857721273 0857721275 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |