Muslim marriage in Western courts : lost in transplantation / by Pascale Fournier.

This book describes and analyzes the notion of Mahr, the Muslim custom whereby the groom has to give a gift to the bride in consideration of the marriage. It explores how Western courts, specifically in Canada, the United States, France, and Germany, have approached and interpreted Mahr. Returning t...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author:	Fournier, Pascale
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2010.
Series:	Cultural diversity and law.
Subjects:	Dowry (Islamic law) Marriage (Islamic law) Conflict of laws > Marriage. Conflict of laws > Marriage