Abstract: Soon after the Committee on Individual Rights and Equality submitted its report to the president of Tunisia, Beji Caid Essebsi, the latter ordered the Legislature to amend the 1956 family law to equate between men and women in inheritance and property rights. The authors of the Report wrote forcefully about the compatibility of Islamic […]
Contesting Justice: Women, Islam, Law, and Society Editorial Reviews Review “…[Souaiaia’s] ideas are illuminating … his examination of Qur’anic laws, particularly those concerning women, should resonate well in the international community. Moreover, he offers moderate Muslims a refreshing new approach to the sort of interpretations that have traditionally stifled women’s advancement.” ― Religion “Contesting Justice […]
Abstract Is Islamic law organically linked to its primary sources, namely the Qur’an and the Sunnah, or is it manufactured by the ruling elite centuries after the time of the Prophet Muhammad? This is one of the central questions that a number of scholars of Islamic studies have been discussing since the end of the […]