In Islamic law, the concept of baligh has long been debated among clerics. The debate also
appears to have resulted in different rules regarding the minimum age of marriage among …

Abstract The Maghreb (Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco (including Western Sahara),
Tunisia) has high rates of child maltreatment and child abandonment, leading to high rates …

Marriage registration is not recognised in classical fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence),'as it is not
considered a fundamental requirement affecting the validity of a marriage contract, which …

This study focuses on the factors causing the birth of customary rules, then forms of
customary sanctions, and the implementation of customary rules, as well as analyzes the …

This article explores the role of temporary marriage in the formation of a 'modern'Islamic
sexual and relational ethics for 'halal'(religiously permissible) dating. Based on ethnographic …

Abstract Unregistered marriage ('sirri marriage') is widespread in Indonesian society, and
this social phenomenon can be considered a form of disharmony in society. Even though …

In light of the negative social and legal consequences they might face, women in Muslim
majority countries who enter into an intimate relationship without concluding a state …

Tabloid journalism and press freedom is linked in this book because of the emergence of
tabloid genre in many African countries which also now continue to embrace online …

Close to a decade ago, Hazem 1—a self-proclaimed Islamist activist in his late-thirties—was
about to enter into an 'urfi marriage 2 with the young woman he was courting at the time. At …