This essay focuses on recent divorce reforms in Egypt (2000) and Morocco (2004), with
equal attention to the positions of men and women who end their marriages. Whereas in …

Life events such as marriage, divorce or the birth of children are not just intimate family
matters but also legal matters. For transnational families, such life events are influenced by …

This dissertation investigates how transnational family relationships come to assume legal
character, how and for what purposes 'legality'is invoked; and analyses the ways in which …

Legislation as a way to regulate personal status matters has—over the period considered—
come to embody the chief mode of (legal) reform of personal status. While recognising its …

Rather than being an exception, judicial permission for minor marriage has become a rule in
Morocco. Based on legal analysis and anthropological fieldwork in 2015, I show that the …

This article discusses how the publishing of Syrian women's photos on Facebook provokes
controversy in Syrian Facebook communities, in the context of ongoing violent political …

This study examines women's motives in Indonesia for filing for divorce. Using the concepts
of gender and agency, this study analyses the process of seeking formal divorce by Muslim …

This chapter looks at the legal aspects of migration in the Middle East. It provides an
overview of migration in the Middle East and North Africa. The chapter provides a brief …

On the morning of March 30, 2016, I attended an extraordinary court session during which a
revealing dialogue ensued between the plaintiff and the chief judge. An attractive young …