LEADER 05564nam 2200793 450 001 9910790835203321 005 20210311111955.0 010 $a1-350-22010-8 010 $a1-78032-965-2 010 $a1-78032-962-8 010 $a1-78032-964-4 024 7 $a10.5040/9781350220102 035 $a(CKB)2550000001168352 035 $a(EBL)1696473 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001158239 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11648467 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001158239 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11101023 035 $a(PQKB)11498369 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1696473 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1696473 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10815515 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL549618 035 $a(OCoLC)868885719 035 $a(OCoLC)1241540387 035 $a(CaBNVSL)9781350220102 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001168352 100 $a20210311h20212013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aFeminist activism /$fedited by Mulki Al-Sharmani 210 1$aLondon, England :$cZed Books,$d2013. 210 2$a[London, England] :$cBloomsbury Publishing,$d2021 215 $a1 online resource (258 p.) 225 1 $aFeminisms and development 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-78032-963-6 311 $a1-306-18367-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFeminisms 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 Palestine 327 $aThe 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 Code 327 $aProposed 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 Bangladesh 327 $aPersonal 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 report 327 $aConclusion: 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'e?coute 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 caution 327 $aAcknowledgements 330 $aThis ground-breaking collection investigates the relationship between feminist activism and legal reform as a way to gender justice and social change. Since the advent of feminist movements legal reform has been a popular and yet contentious vehicle for seeking women's rights and empowerment. This important book looks at comparative insights drawn from field-based research on the processes, the challenges, and the outcomes of legal reform and feminist activism in different regions of the world. 410 0$aFeminisms and development 606 $aWomen$xLegal status, laws, etc 606 $aWomen's rights 606 $aFeminism 606 $aFeminist theory 606 $aDevelopment studies$2bicssc 615 0$aWomen$xLegal status, laws, etc. 615 0$aWomen's rights. 615 0$aFeminism. 615 0$aFeminist theory. 615 7$aDevelopment studies 676 $a342.0878 702 $aAl-Sharmani$b Mulki 801 0$bN 801 1$bCaBNVSL 801 2$bCaBNVSL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910790835203321 996 $aFeminist activism$93838428 997 $aUNINA