The status of women under Islamic law and modern Islamic legislation

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nasir, Jamal J.
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.
Edition:3rd ed. rev. and updated work.
Series:Brill's Arab and Islamic laws series ; v. 3.
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Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.