Muslim Divorce in the Middle East Contesting Gender in the Contemporary Courts /

• Main Author: Carlisle, Jessica (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Gender and Politics,
• Subjects: Identity politics.; Middle East-Politics and government.; Religion and politics.; Politics and Gender.; Middle Eastern Politics.; Politics and Religion.

How have Muslim marriages legally ended around the turn of the 21st century? Who has the power to initiate and resist shari'a derived divorce? When are husbands and wives made to bear the costs of their marital breakdown? What does divorce law indicate about the development of gender regimes in...