Rise of Islamic feminism in Shariah courts: Hauwa Ibrahim and shariah implementation in the Northern Nigeria
This paper discusses the rise and trends of Muslim/ Islamic feminism in the wake of application of Shariah in Northern Nigeria. It specifically studies the role of Hauwa Ibrahim in fighting for the rights of women in Shariah criminal cases and her approaches and strategies for winning the cases. It...
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| author | Zakariyah, Luqman |
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| description | This paper discusses the rise and trends of Muslim/ Islamic feminism in the wake of application of Shariah in Northern Nigeria. It specifically studies the role of Hauwa Ibrahim in fighting for the rights of women in Shariah criminal cases and her approaches and strategies for winning the cases. It claims that though Hauwa Ibrahim's strategy does not overtly proclaim feministic approach, the feminist card had been played in the way she and her alliance had portrayed the cases. The claim of the feministic approach of Ibrahim is inferred from the analysis of criminal cases reported in Weimann article on Islamic Criminal Law in Northern Nigerian. The analysis elucidates and reveals that the number of female victims and the claim of women discrimination during the implementation of Shariah in Northern Nigeria are exaggerated. |
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| spelling | iium-465682016-05-12T07:36:43Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/46568/ Rise of Islamic feminism in Shariah courts: Hauwa Ibrahim and shariah implementation in the Northern Nigeria Zakariyah, Luqman HM Sociology KBP Islamic Law This paper discusses the rise and trends of Muslim/ Islamic feminism in the wake of application of Shariah in Northern Nigeria. It specifically studies the role of Hauwa Ibrahim in fighting for the rights of women in Shariah criminal cases and her approaches and strategies for winning the cases. It claims that though Hauwa Ibrahim's strategy does not overtly proclaim feministic approach, the feminist card had been played in the way she and her alliance had portrayed the cases. The claim of the feministic approach of Ibrahim is inferred from the analysis of criminal cases reported in Weimann article on Islamic Criminal Law in Northern Nigerian. The analysis elucidates and reveals that the number of female victims and the claim of women discrimination during the implementation of Shariah in Northern Nigeria are exaggerated. 2015-12-07 Proceeding Paper NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/46568/1/46568.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/46568/2/46568_presentation.pdf Zakariyah, Luqman (2015) Rise of Islamic feminism in Shariah courts: Hauwa Ibrahim and shariah implementation in the Northern Nigeria. In: One Day Conference on Africa (ICAFRICA2015), 7th Dec. 2015, IIUM Gombak. (Unpublished) |
| spellingShingle | HM Sociology KBP Islamic Law Zakariyah, Luqman Rise of Islamic feminism in Shariah courts: Hauwa Ibrahim and shariah implementation in the Northern Nigeria |
| title | Rise of Islamic feminism in Shariah courts: Hauwa Ibrahim and shariah implementation in the Northern Nigeria |
| title_full | Rise of Islamic feminism in Shariah courts: Hauwa Ibrahim and shariah implementation in the Northern Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Rise of Islamic feminism in Shariah courts: Hauwa Ibrahim and shariah implementation in the Northern Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rise of Islamic feminism in Shariah courts: Hauwa Ibrahim and shariah implementation in the Northern Nigeria |
| title_short | Rise of Islamic feminism in Shariah courts: Hauwa Ibrahim and shariah implementation in the Northern Nigeria |
| title_sort | rise of islamic feminism in shariah courts: hauwa ibrahim and shariah implementation in the northern nigeria |
| topic | HM Sociology KBP Islamic Law |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/46568/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/46568/1/46568.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/46568/2/46568_presentation.pdf |