Islamic divorce in North America : a Shari'a path in a secular society /

Based on hundreds of interviews, this book describes how Muslim marriage and divorce processes are used in North America, and what they mean to North American Muslims. It maps the emergence of a Western Shari'a that reflects not only religious but also cultural beliefs and Islamic family values...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Macfarlane, Julie
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Subjects:	Divorce (Islamic law) > North America. Divorce (Droit islamique) > Amérique du Nord. Divorce (Islamic law) North America Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

1. Muslim identity in the West
2. A primer on Islamic family law
3. Getting married
4. Staying married
5. Marital conflicts and abuse
6. Getting divorced
7. The consequences of divorce
8. Legal issues for Islamic marriage and divorce
9. Looking forward
Appendix A. Marriage contracts
Appendix B. Divorce ruling on verbal delegated talaq
Appendix C. Faskh ruling.