Islamic Divorce in North America

A Shari'a Path in a Secular Society
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-19-975391-8
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 336 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 236 mm x 163 mm, Gewicht: 632 g

There is increasing attention among policy-makers and the public to the role of shari'a in the everyday lives of Western Muslims, raising negative associations and public fears among their American and Canadian neighbors. The most common way North American Muslims relate to shari'a is in their observance of Islamic marriage and divorce rituals; recourse to traditional Islamic marriage and, to a lesser extent, divorce is widespread. In the course of her research, Julie Macfarlane conducted hundreds of interviews with Muslim couples, and her book describes how their Islamic marriage and divorce processes are used in North America, and what they mean to those who abide by them. The picture that emerges is of an idiosyncratic and frequently inconsistent private ordering system, dominated by imams and other community leaders, which reflects a wide range of attitudes towards contemporary family values and changes in gender roles. The emergence of a western shari'a challenges readers to consider how to find the right balance between state commitment to universal norms and formal equality, and the protection of religious freedom expressed in private religious and cultural practices.

Zielgruppe

A Muslim audience, including imams, mosque officials, community and organizational leaders, scholars of Islamic Law and Islamic Studies, and general readers. Scholars of contemporary religion and politics in North America, and the counselors, therapists, and social workers who encounter Muslim divorce issues on a regular basis.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Macfarlane, Julie

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Islamisches Recht
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam: Leben & Praxis
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islamisches Recht
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Der Islam und die Moderne (Westliche) Welt

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Preface

- Chapter One: Muslim identity in the West

- Chapter Two: A Primer on Islamic Family Law

- Chapter Three: Getting Married

- Chapter Four: Staying Married

- Chapter Five: Marital Conflicts and Abuse

- Chapter Six: Getting Divorced

- Chapter Seven: The Consequences of Divorce

- Chapter Eight: Legal Issues for Islamic Marriage and Divorce

- Appendix A: Marriage Contracts

- Appendix B: Divorce ruling on verbal delegated talaq

- Appendix C: Faskh ruling

Über Autor(innen)

Professsor, Faculty of Law, University of Windsor, Ontario