GENDER ISSUES IN APPLICATION OF ISLAMIC LAW IN NIGERIA

<em>This essay explores gender issues in the contemporary application of Islamic law in the Muslim majority-states of northern Nigeria. Brief political background helps to explain the </em>shari‘a <em>codes enacted by the legislatures of the states, drawing largely from the classic...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Muhammad S. Umar
Format: Article
Language:Arabic
Published: State Islamic University Sunan Kalijaga 2007-03-01
Series:Al-Jami'ah: Journal of Islamic Studies
Online Access:http://journal.aljamiah.org/index.php/AJ/article/view/105