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Self-determination and women's rights in Muslim societies / edited by Chitra Raghavan and James P. Levine. - Waltham, Mass. : Brandeis University Press, c2012. - 1 online resource (xxix, 338 p.). - Brandeis series on gender, culture, religion, and law . - Brandeis series on gender, culture, religion & law. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The politics of abortion policy in the heterogeneous "muslim world" / by Anissa Hølie -- Promoting a violence against women law in Morocco : legislative advocacy / by Grassroots-level NGOs / by Saida Kouzzi with Stephanie Willman Bordat -- No way out : the dual subordination of Muslim women in Indian legal culture / by Aziza Ahmed -- Reconsidering talaq : marriage, divorce, and sharia reform in the Republic of Maldives / by Anthony Marcus -- Female circumcision in Southeast Asia since the coming of Islam / by William G. Clarence-Smith -- The Moudawana and rural marital relationships : reformed or resolute? / by Katja Zvan Elliott -- Negotiating female genital cutting (Sunat) in Southern Thailand / by Claudia Merli -- The marriage contract in the Maghreb : challenges and opportunities for women's rights / by Stephanie Willman Bordat with Saida Kouzzi -- Unsatisfactory aspects of women's rights to property in Uganda and proposals for reform / by Anthony Luyirika Kafumbe -- Triangulating reform in family law : the state, religion, and women's rights in comparative perspective / by Yøksel Sezgin -- Contemporary Iranian feminisms : definitions, narratives, and identity / by Roja Fazaeli.

An interdisciplinary anthology on the intersections of gender, Islam, and law.

ISBN: 9781611682816 1611682819

Standard No.: 9786613675699

Source: 367569 MIL 22573/ctv1007w9x JSTOR

LCCN: 2021695134

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Women--Legal status, laws, etc.--Islamic countries.
Women's rights--Islamic countries.
Women's rights--Religious aspects--Islam.
Equality before the law--Islamic countries.
Femmes--Droits--Pays musulmans.
Femmes--Droits--Aspect religieux--Islam.
Égalité devant la loi--Pays musulmans.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Freedom & Security--Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Freedom & Security--Human Rights.
RELIGION--General.
Equality before the law
Women--Legal status, laws, etc.
Women's rights
Women's rights--Religious aspects--Islam
Women.
Gender identity.
Legal status.
Gender.
MUSLIM WOMEN.
WOMEN'S RIGHTS.
LEGAL STATUS.
EQUALITY BEFORE THE LAW.
RELIGIOUS ASPECTS.
ISLAM.
ISLAMIC COUNTRIES.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Islamic countries

LC Class. No.: K644

Dewey Class. No.: 323.3/4091767