Women's rights in Islam and the challenge of modernity

Women rights in Islam remain a controversial subject since decades partly contributed by misconceptions in translating the law into practical reality. In another dimension, many cultural practices as commonly practiced by Muslims, particularly in Muslim countries often reflect negative treatments to...

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Main Author: Mohd Zin, Najibah
Format: Monograph
Language:English
Published: s.n 2012
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/35924/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/35924/1/EDW_A12-512-1303.pdf
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description Women rights in Islam remain a controversial subject since decades partly contributed by misconceptions in translating the law into practical reality. In another dimension, many cultural practices as commonly practiced by Muslims, particularly in Muslim countries often reflect negative treatments towards women. Therefore, this chapter will focus on fundamental aspect of women rights based on the premise that Islamic law has a comprehensive set of legal frameworks regulating women in elevating and determining their status in the society. The study includes contextual analysis of these principles when examining their practicality in the modern context
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spelling iium-359242023-05-09T06:57:33Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/35924/ Women's rights in Islam and the challenge of modernity Mohd Zin, Najibah BP1 Islam HQ1101 Women. Feminism KBP Islamic Law Women rights in Islam remain a controversial subject since decades partly contributed by misconceptions in translating the law into practical reality. In another dimension, many cultural practices as commonly practiced by Muslims, particularly in Muslim countries often reflect negative treatments towards women. Therefore, this chapter will focus on fundamental aspect of women rights based on the premise that Islamic law has a comprehensive set of legal frameworks regulating women in elevating and determining their status in the society. The study includes contextual analysis of these principles when examining their practicality in the modern context s.n 2012-04-09 Monograph NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/35924/1/EDW_A12-512-1303.pdf Mohd Zin, Najibah (2012) Women's rights in Islam and the challenge of modernity. UNSPECIFIED. s.n, Kuala Lumpur. (Unpublished) EDW A12-512-1303
spellingShingle BP1 Islam
HQ1101 Women. Feminism
KBP Islamic Law
Mohd Zin, Najibah
Women's rights in Islam and the challenge of modernity
title Women's rights in Islam and the challenge of modernity
title_full Women's rights in Islam and the challenge of modernity
title_fullStr Women's rights in Islam and the challenge of modernity
title_full_unstemmed Women's rights in Islam and the challenge of modernity
title_short Women's rights in Islam and the challenge of modernity
title_sort women's rights in islam and the challenge of modernity
topic BP1 Islam
HQ1101 Women. Feminism
KBP Islamic Law
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/35924/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/35924/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/35924/1/EDW_A12-512-1303.pdf