Law Glossary of Islamic Terms in Swahili
Title | Law Glossary of Islamic Terms in Swahili PDF eBook |
Author | Jan Knappert |
Publisher | |
Pages | 138 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Islamic law |
ISBN |
Swahili Dictionary of Legal Terms
Title | Swahili Dictionary of Legal Terms PDF eBook |
Author | Ivan Van Sertima |
Publisher | |
Pages | 320 |
Release | 1970* |
Genre | Law |
ISBN |
An Islamic Court in Context
Title | An Islamic Court in Context PDF eBook |
Author | E. Stiles |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 232 |
Release | 2009-10-26 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0230103111 |
Stiles utilizes in-depth ethnographic study of judicial reasoning and litigant activity in Islamic family court in Zanzibar, Tanzania to draw new and important conclusions on how people understand and use Islamic legal ideas in marital disputes.
Seeds of Conflict
Title | Seeds of Conflict PDF eBook |
Author | Frans Jozef Servaas Wijsen |
Publisher | Paulines Publications Africa |
Pages | 89 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Christianity and other religions |
ISBN | 9966219471 |
Mufti Act of Zanzibar and the Fundamental Rights and Freedoms of Muslims on the Isles
Title | Mufti Act of Zanzibar and the Fundamental Rights and Freedoms of Muslims on the Isles PDF eBook |
Author | Chris Maina Peter |
Publisher | |
Pages | 52 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Muslims |
ISBN |
Pronouncing and Persevering
Title | Pronouncing and Persevering PDF eBook |
Author | Susan F. Hirsch |
Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Pages | 384 |
Release | 1998-08-15 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 9780226344638 |
The title of Susan Hirsch's study of disputes involving Swahili Muslims in coastal Kenya reflects the image of gender relations most commonly associated with Islamic law. Men need only "pronounce" divorce to resolve marital conflicts, while embattled and embittered wives must persevere by silently enduring marital hardships. But Hirsch's observations of Islamic courts uncover how Muslim women actively use legal processes to transform their domestic lives, achieving victories on some fronts but reinforcing their image as subordinate to men through the speech they produce in court. Pronouncing and Persevering focuses closely on the language used in disputes, particularly how men and women narrate their claims and how their speech shapes and is shaped by gender hierarchy in postcolonial Swahili society. Based on field research and court testimony, Hirsch's book debunks the conventional view that women are powerless under Islamic law and challenges the dichotomies through which Islam and gender relations are currently understood.
Africa
Title | Africa PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 690 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Africa |
ISBN |
Includes Proceedings of the Executive council and List of members, also section "Review of books".