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Muslim Women and Shari'ah Councils

Transcending the Boundaries of Community and Law

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  • © 2012

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  1. Samia Bano

    1. University of Reading, UK

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Background and Context

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Multiculturalism and Secularism in the British Context

      • Samia Bano
      Pages 3-25

    3. South Asian Muslims and State-Law Relations

      • Samia Bano
      Pages 26-53

    4. Background to the Study

      • Samia Bano
      Pages 54-69

  3. Shari’ah Councils and Women’s Experiences of Muslim Divorce

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 71-71
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    2. Shari’ah Councils in Britain

      • Samia Bano
      Pages 73-99

    3. Shari’ah Councils and the Practice of Law-Making

      • Samia Bano
      Pages 100-141

    4. Personal Experiences of Marriage

      • Samia Bano
      Pages 142-180

    5. Muslim Women, Divorce and Shari’ah Councils

      • Samia Bano
      Pages 181-221

    6. Shari’ah Councils and Civil Law

      • Samia Bano
      Pages 222-250

    7. Conclusion: Justice in the ‘Shadow of Law’?

      • Samia Bano
      Pages 251-283

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 284-329
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About this 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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Reading, UK

    Samia Bano

About the author

SAMIA BANO lectures in Family law, Gender and Law and Research Methods in Law at the University of Reading Law school, UK, where she was recently been appointed Deputy Director of Research. Samia is recognized as an international scholar in the field of Muslim family law, multiculturalism and gender discrimination. Before joining the law school at Reading Samia worked as a researcher on a number of projects in the area of legal policy and practice and gender equality.

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