05564nam 2200793 450 991079083520332120210311111955.01-350-22010-81-78032-965-21-78032-962-81-78032-964-410.5040/9781350220102(CKB)2550000001168352(EBL)1696473(SSID)ssj0001158239(PQKBManifestationID)11648467(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001158239(PQKBWorkID)11101023(PQKB)11498369(MiAaPQ)EBC1696473(Au-PeEL)EBL1696473(CaPaEBR)ebr10815515(CaONFJC)MIL549618(OCoLC)868885719(OCoLC)1241540387(CaBNVSL)9781350220102(EXLCZ)99255000000116835220210311h20212013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFeminist activism /edited by Mulki Al-SharmaniLondon, England :Zed Books,2013.[London, England] :Bloomsbury Publishing,20211 online resource (258 p.)Feminisms and developmentDescription based upon print version of record.1-78032-963-6 1-306-18367-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Feminisms and Development; About the Editor; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction Legal Reform and Feminist Activism; Legal reform and feminist activism: selected case studies; Revisiting binaries and 'uniform' issues; Engaging the state: the pitfalls, gains, and limits; Implementing legal reforms: the social embeddedness and gendering of legal practices; Law reform and gender justice: complex connections?; Note; References; 1 Debating Islamic Family Law in Palestine: Citizenship, Gender, and 'Islamic' Idioms; Political context of the debate in PalestineThe Model Parliament for Women and LegislationConclusion; Notes; References; 2 Readjusting Women's Too Many Rights: The State, the Public Voice, and Women's Rights in South Yemen; Setting the parameters of the new Yemeni woman; Promulgating 'women's law' in South Yemen; Women with too many rights; More rights to the woman - no to selling her rights!; Girls' education or women's rights in the family?; Women's rights, politics, and ground for bargaining; Conclusion; Notes; References; 3 Reforming Egyptian Family Laws: The Debate about a New Substantive CodeProposed changes in personal status lawsWomen's rights organizations and reforming family law: multiple terms of reference; Contemporary religious scholarship and Egyptian feminist legal activism; Dissenting voices: culturalist or religious purists?; Western feminism and alternative religion-based models of reform; Supreme Constitutional Court: alternative engagement with religious tradition; Conclusion; Notes; References; 4 Men Aboard? Movement for a Uniform Family Code in Bangladesh; The political and social context in BangladeshPersonal laws and special laws concerning women in BangladeshUniform Family Code: the proposed changes; Strategies used for mobilization: why were they ineffective?; Unpacking resistance; Conclusion; Acknowledgement; Notes; References; 5 From Status to Rights: The Shifting Dimensions of Women's Activism in Iranian Family Law Reform; Introduction: socio-legal developments in Iranian family law; Framing discourses: from 'women's rights to 'women's status'; Islamic government and family protection; Lobbying for the protection of women and family; Family Protection Bill: the commission's reportConclusion: political stakes and family protectionNotes; References; 6 Moroccan Divorce Law, Family Court Judges, and Spouses' Claims: Who Pays the Cost When a Marriage is Over?; Research methods: interviews, 'hanging out', and court rulings; Centres d'écoute practices: making law happen for clients; The Moudawana (1957/8), divorce practices, and legal reform; Shiqaq: a catch-all complaint; Rulings as records of the divorce process; Judicial responses to divorce requests: concluding marital disputes and attributing blame; Conclusion: some reasons to celebrate, some cause for cautionAcknowledgementsThis ground-breaking collection investigates the relationship between feminist activism and legal reform as a way to gender justice and social change. Since the advent of feminist movements legal reform has been a popular and yet contentious vehicle for seeking women's rights and empowerment. This important book looks at comparative insights drawn from field-based research on the processes, the challenges, and the outcomes of legal reform and feminist activism in different regions of the world.Feminisms and developmentWomenLegal status, laws, etcWomen's rightsFeminismFeminist theoryDevelopment studiesbicsscWomenLegal status, laws, etc.Women's rights.Feminism.Feminist theory.Development studies342.0878Al-Sharmani MulkiNCaBNVSLCaBNVSLBOOK9910790835203321Feminist activism3838428UNINA