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Muslim Women and Shari'ah Councils: Transcending the Boundaries of Community and Law

Muslim Women and Shari'ah Councils: Transcending the Boundaries of Community and Law

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General LawSocial Movements

ISBN10: 0230221483
ISBN13: 9780230221482
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: Nov 14 2012
Pages: 329
Weight: 1.30
Height: 1.10 Width: 5.60 Depth: 8.60
Language: English
Using original empirical data and critiquing existing research, Samia Bano explores the experience of British Muslim woman who use Shari'ah councils to resolve marital disputes. She challenges the language of community rights and claims for legal autonomy in matters of family law showing how law and community can empower as well as restrict women.

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