Khulʻ divorce in Egypt : public debates, judicial practices, and everyday life
Sonneveld, NadiaAuthor
Cairo : American University in Cairo Press,
2012.
At the beginning of the 21st century, Egyptian women gained the unique right to divorce their husbands unilaterally through a procedure called khul'. It has been a controversial application, with opponents claiming that khul' is a privileged women's law, and a western conspiracy aimed at destroying Egyptian family life and society. Nadia Sonneveld explores the nature of the public debates while an examination of the application of khul' in the courts and everyday life relates and compares this debate to the actual implementation of the procedure.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
At the beginning of the 21st century, Egyptian women gained the unique right to divorce their husbands unilaterally through a procedure called khul'. It has been a controversial application, with opponents claiming that khul' is a privileged women's law, and a western conspiracy aimed at destroying Egyptian family life and society. Nadia Sonneveld explores the nature of the public debates while an examination of the application of khul' in the courts and everyday life relates and compares this debate to the actual implementation of the procedure.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Divorce
Divorce
Khul° (Islamic law)
Law - Non-U.S.
Law, Politics & Government
Law - Africa, Asia, Pacific & Antarctica