Gender and equality in Muslim family law: justice and ethics in the Islamic legal tradition

Introduction 1. Muslim Family Law and the Question of Equality Part 1: Perspectives on Reality 2. Qiwama in Egyptian Family Laws: 'Wifely Obedience' between Legal Texts, Courtroom Practices and Realities of Marriages 3. Egyptian Women's Rights NGOs: Personal Status Law Reform between Islamic and International Human Rights Law 4. The Religious Arguments in the Debate on the Reform of the Moroccan Family Code 5. From Local to Global: Sisters in Islam and the Making of Musawah: A Global Movement for Equality in the Muslim Family Part II: Approaches to Reform 6. Gender Equality and the Doctrine of Wilaya 7. The Status of Women between the Qur'an and Fiqh 8. Gender, Equality and the Health of the Prophet Muhammad: Reinterpreting the Concepts of Mahram and Qiwama 9. Rethinking Men's Authority over Women: Qiwama, Wilaya and their Underlying Assumptions 10. Revisiting Women's Rights in Islam:'Egalitarian Justice'in Lieu of 'Deserts- based Justice' Part III : Instead of a Conclusion 11. The Paradox of Equality and the Politics of Difference: Gender Equality, Islamic Law and the Modern Muslim State. About the Contributors Index