Women, Property and Islam: Palestinian Experiences, 1920-1990

According to Islamic law, women are entitled to inherit property, receive a dower at marriage, and to manage their own income. In practice, however, this is not always the case. In an anthropological study of Palestinian women from different stratas of society, Annelies Moors examines under what circumstances they claim property rights and when they are prevented from doing so. The combination of oral history and written legal sources presents an informed and sophisticated challenge to the conclusions of existing literature on the region.

Author: Annelies Moors
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 02/29/1996
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.98lbs
Size: 8.89h x 5.90w x 0.62d
ISBN: 9780521483551

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