Shariʿa Councils and Muslim Women in Britain - Rethinking the Role of Power and Authority

In Shariʿa Councils and Muslim Women in Britain Tanya Walker draws on extensive fieldwork to radically reshape the public understanding of the Shariʿa councils and the motivations of Muslim women who use them.

About the author

Tanya Walker Ph.D. (2012, SOAS) is a political scientist and public speaker. Born in Tehran, she was educated at the Universities of Oxford and London. Her fieldwork provides the most extensive review of the Shariʿa councils in Britain to date.

Product details

• Authors: Tanya Walker
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.10.2016
• EAN: 9789004316089
• ISBN: 978-90-04-31608-9
• No. of pages: 230
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 241 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 475 g
• Series: Muslim Minorities
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Miscellaneous