Gender and Equality in Muslim Family Law : Justice and Ethics in the Islamic Legal Tradition (Hardcover)

Introduction: Muslim Family Law and the Question of Equality. Ziba Mir-Hosseini, Kari Vogt, Lena Larsen and Christian Moe 1. Justice, Equality and Muslim Family Laws: New Ideas, New Prospects. Ziba Mir-Hosseini Part I: Perspectives on Reality 2. Qiw?ma in Egyptian Family Laws: 'Wifely Obedience' between Legal Texts, Courtroom Practices and Realities of Marriages. Mulki Al-Sharmani 3. Egyptian Women's Rights NGOs: Personal Status Law Reform between Islamic and International Human Rights Law. Marwa Sharafeldin 4. The Religious Arguments in the Debate on the Reform of the Moroccan Family Code. Aicha El Hajjami 5. From Local to Global: Sisters in Islam and the Making of Musawah: A Global Movement for Equality in the Muslim Family. Zainah Anwar Part II: Approaches to Reform 6. Gender Equality and the Doctrine of Wilaya. Muhammad Khalid Masud 7. The Status of Women between the Qur'an and Fiqh. Nasr Abu-Zayd 8. Gender Equality and the Hadith of the Prophet Muhammad: Reinterpreting the Concepts of Mahram and Qiwama. Faqihuddin Abdul Kodir 9. Rethinking Men's Authority over Women: Qiwama, Wilaya and their Underlying Assumptions. Hassan Yousefi Eshkevari 10. Revisiting Women's Rights in Islam: 'Egalitarian Justice' in Lieu of 'Deserts-based Justice'. Mohsen Kadivar Part III: Instead of a Conclusion 11. The Paradox of Equality and the Politics of Difference: Gender Equality, Islamic Law and the Modern Muslim State. Anver M. Emon