Women Judges in the Muslim World: A Comparative Study of Discourse and Practice offers
a socio-legal account of public debates and judicial practices surrounding the performance …

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 …

The Tunisian transitional period following the 2010–2011 uprisings has given birth to
numerous initiatives to place women in high positions. Examples include: a law imposing a …

This chapter discusses the extension of legal equality between male and female citizens in
four states in North Africa–Tunisia, Egypt, Morocco and Algeria–through one specific lens: A …

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 …

The Republic of Tunisia has followed a strong policy of state feminism, which has led to an
institutionalization of the feminist movement in the country through both political and …

Im Rahmen dieser Masterarbeit untersuche ich Dolmetschungen von menschenrechtlichen
Inhalten, die aus dem Arabischen ins Englische übertragen wurden. Dabei kritisiere ich …

Throughout the twentieth century, the status of women in Tunisia was often entangled in
political conflicts and debates over the nation, modernity, and Islamic cultural authenticity …

Abstract POLITICS OF PARITY: GENDERING THE TUNISIAN SECOND REPUBLIC, 2011-
2014 Zoe Petkanas This dissertation explores the role of female political actors in the …

This article examines how Tunisian judges since independence deal with childcare cases
upon divorce. As a legal ethnographic study of ḥaḍāna (child custody) in contemporary …