The status of women under Islamic law and modern Islamic legislation [electronic resource].
Material type: TextSeries: Brill's Arab and Islamic laws series ; v. 3.Publication details: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009Edition: 3rd ed. rev. and updated workDescription: xii, 225 pSubject(s): Women (Islamic law) | Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Arab countriesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 346.01/3409174927 LOC classification: KBP526.32.N37 | A37 2009Online resources: Click to ViewIncludes bibliographical references (p. [213]-216) and index.
The branches of Islam and the schools of law -- The woman's right to education -- Inheritance rights for women -- The Islamic institution of marriage -- The modern marriage -- Marriage impediments -- Guardianship in relation to marriage -- The preliminaries of marriage -- The form of the contract -- Marriage formalities -- The effects of marriage -- Mixed marriages -- The dower -- Maintenance -- Dissolution of marriage -- The iddat -- Parentage -- Fosterage (suckling) and custody -- Conflict of laws.
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