Unveiling the mind
Subtitle: the legal position of women in Islam : a South African context
By: Najma Moosa
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Juta
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Cape Town
Language: eng
Number of pages: 169
ISBN-13: 9780702186486
Subjects: History; Women in Islam; Women (Islamic law); Legal status, laws; Muslim women
Other titles: Legal position of women in Islam :
Notes: First ed. published: Bellville, South Africa : Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2004.

Includes bibliographical references (p. xx-xxix)
Table of contents: title: Introductory perspectives; title: Definitions and terminology; title: Setting out the problem; title: 'Rights' of women in pre-Islamic Arabia; title: Early beginnings of Islam : first and second periods; title: The rights of women after the advent of Islam; title: Emergence of a Muslim empire : third and fourth periods; title: Emergence of the Schools of Jurists and the road to modernity : fifth and sixth periods; title: Reform and modernity : seventh period : 1800s to date; title: Different perspectives on women and Islam; title: Equality : divorce as a case study; title: Issues and challenges emerging from the overview of the historical development of Islamic law; title: A snapshot of Muslim Personal Law (MPL) in South Africa : past to present; title: Conclusions.