Family Law and Gender in the Middle East and North Africa

The volume serves as reference point for anyone interested in the Middle East and North Africa as well as for those interested in women's rights and family law, generally or in the MENA region. It is the only book covering personal status codes of nearly a dozen countries. It covers Muslim family law in the following Middle East/north African countries: Tunisia, Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, Palestine, and Qatar. Some of these countries were heavily affected by the Arab Spring, and some were not. With authors from around the world, each chapter of the book provides a history of personal status law both before and after the revolutionary period. Tunisia emerges as the country that made the most significant progress politically and with respect to women's rights. A decade on from the Arab Spring, across the region there is more evidence of stasis than change.

Author: Adrien K. Wing
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 06/01/2023
Pages: 264
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d
ISBN: 9781009351126

About the Author
Wing, Adrien K.: - Adrien K. Wing is Associate Dean for International and Comparative Programs at the University of Iowa College of Law, where she has taught for over thirty-five years. She is also the Bessie Dutton Murray Professor of Law. Author of over 150 publications, her courses include Law in the Muslim World.Kassim, Hisham A.: - Hisham A. Kassim is a seasoned attorney at Kassim Legal, PLLC, Washington DC who represents a wide range of international and MENA-based clients. Kassim is fluent in Arabic and English and is a published scholar in major US law reviews.