Knowing Our Rights: Women, Family, Laws and Customs in the Muslim World (Paperback)  | Released: 01 Jan 2003

In much of the Muslim world, women`s lack of knowledge about statutory provisions and about the sources of customs and practices applied in their immediate community obstructs their ability to change their circumstances. This understanding was the basis for the women and Law in the Muslim World Programme of the international solidarity network, women living under muslim laws (WLUML).Knowing our Rights form part of the international synthesis of the women and Law in the Muslim World PRogramme and is based on some 10 years of field experience, research and analysis by multi disciplinary teams of networkers in over 20 countries across Asia, Africa and the Middle East. These include majority and minority Muslim communities; communites which are governed by family laws based on Muslim laws and those which are subject to a general law applicatble to all communities; legal systems that formally recognized customary laws, and those that do not, as well as diverse political situations. Contents : AcknowledgementsGlossaryabbreviationsList of StatutesIntroductionLaws, Legal Systems and ChangeMarriage RequisitiesChild MarriageMarriage ContractsTypes of MarriagesMaintenanceStatus of ChildrenDissolution of MarriageMatters Related to Dissolution of MarriageAnnexBibliographyIndex