Palestinian Women and Muslim Family Law in the Mandate Period

Sheds light on Palestinian Muslim women's agency in shari'a courts from the British Mandate period to the present. Brownson's archival research on wife-initiated maintenance claims, divorce, and child custody cases deepens our understanding of women's position in the courts, demonstrating Muslim women's active participation in their legal affairs.

About the author

Elizabeth Brownson is associate professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.

Summary

Sheds light on Palestinian Muslim women's agency in shari‘a courts from the British Mandate period to the present. Brownson’s archival research on wife-initiated maintenance claims, divorce, and child custody cases deepens our understanding of women’s position in the courts, demonstrating Muslim women’s active participation in their legal affairs.

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth Brownson
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2019
• EAN: 9780815636465
• ISBN: 978-0-8156-3646-5
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics; Gender, Culture, and Politics; Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories