Book Specs
Binding
Trade Cloth
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Published on
Nov 14, 2012
Edition
1st Edition
Dimensions
5.60x1.10x8.60 Inches
Weight
1.22 Pounds
About the Book
Using original empirical data and critiquing existing research, Samia Bano explores the experience of British Muslim woman who use Shari'ah councils to resolve marital disputes. She challenges the language of community rights and claims for legal autonomy in matters of family law showing how law and community can empower as well as restrict women.