Politics, power and matrimony : understanding women's marital rights in Egypt and Iran

This thesis explores how secularism affected women’s marital rights in Egypt and Iran between 1920 and 1939. Situated within the religio-legal jurisdiction of Shari’a, family law in the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region has been critically scrutinised by both adherents to Islam and Western obse...

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Main Author: Cooke, Samantha
Published: University of Surrey 2016
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.683862