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Inheritance Rights in Islam: Islamic Policies in Muslim and Secular States, Legal Systems and Media


Posted by eren on 17 Apr 2012 / 0 Comments
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During the past week, inheritance according to the precepts of Shari’ah was a hot topic around the world, from Australia and Pakistan to Tunisia and Malaysia. An overview of the system is available in this article, although, as always, there is much diversity both in specific understandings of inheritance laws and in broader understandings of what “Shari’ah” is. A few days ago, Jamila Hussain wrote an opinion piece in the Sydney Morning Herald, discussing issues of equity vs. equality in inheritance laws, while attempting to explain the complex distribution system in Islam. She pointed out that it is easy to forget “that equality for women is quite a modern development.” While discussing Pakistani laws and recent amendments, Hafeezullah Ishaq provided us with an overview of women’s inheritance rights in Pakistan and the challenges they face.

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The Fourth Annual International Congress On Islamic Feminism


Posted by diana on 10 Nov 2010 / 0 Comments
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In late October, this year’s Fourth Annual International Congress on Islamic Feminism was held in Madrid, Spain. The conference encompassed Islamic feminism in Palestine, America, Malaysia, Iran, Indonesia and Pakistan, inviting speakers from various backgrounds to explain what it means to be an Islamic feminist and how this role has manifested itself in various cultural […]

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Malaysia’s Newest Cane Campaign


Posted by alicia on 22 Feb 2010 / 0 Comments
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In Malaysia, where we are swamped with mixed messages from religious authorities and pop song lyrics, those of us lucky enough to find love are bound to run into trouble. Just a week short of Valentine’s day, three women and three men were caned under Shariah law for committing “illicit sex.” This marks the materialization […]

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Female Muftis Aren’t Making Headlines. What a Surprise.


Posted by Guest Contributor on 23 Nov 2009 / 0 Comments
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This was written by Sara Elghobashy and originally published at the elan blog. Whenever a story breaks that Muslim women are suffering somewhere in the world, the press foams at the mouth. Headlines with the words “unveiled” or “veiled” pop up everywhere and the world goes on to sing the song of “Muslim women are […]

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One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Women’s Rights in Kuwait


Posted by malika on 26 Oct 2009 / 0 Comments
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Two constitutional court cases in Kuwait raise questions of a paradigm shift in women’s rights.

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Sisterhood of the Hot Pants: the Media’s Coverage of Lubna al-Hussein


Posted by faith on 20 Aug 2009 / 0 Comments
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Lubna al-Hussein’s recent trial for wearing pants has received a lot of attention in the media. Most of the attention has been focused on the “backwardness” of indecency law that apparently prevents women in Sudan from wearing pants in public. The law itself doesn’t actually describe what is “indecent” but it seems to be understood […]

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Judgment Day: Muslim Women Earn Judge Appointments in West Bank


Posted by faith on 25 Feb 2009 / 0 Comments
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Two women, Khuloud Faqih and Asmahan Wuheidi,  have become judges in Islamic courts in the West Bank. This is such a great milestone, not only for Palestinian women, but for Muslim women, too. We often have our ability to be judges questioned because we’re seen as too emotional and irrational to be judges. This bias was evidenced by […]

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