Sharia councils and Muslim women in Britain : rethinking the role of power and authority /

Sharia councils and Muslim women in Britain : rethinking the role of power and authority /

The public debate on Shariʿa councils in Britain has been heavily influenced by the assumption that the councils exist as religious authorities and that those who use them exercise their right to religious freedom. In Shariʿa Councils and Muslim Women in Britain Tanya Walker draws on extensive field...

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Main Author: Walker, Tanya.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2017.

Series: Muslim Minorities 22.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2017, ISBN: 9789004325999.

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Islamic courts > Great Britain.
Muslim women > Legal status, laws, etc. > Great Britain.
Muslim women > Great Britain > Social conditions.

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505 0 0 |a Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- The Shariʿa Councils, the Women and Some Methodological Concerns -- The Question of Authority -- The Women in Context: The Web of Power -- Tactics of Power -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index. 
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520 |a The public debate on Shariʿa councils in Britain has been heavily influenced by the assumption that the councils exist as religious authorities and that those who use them exercise their right to religious freedom. In Shariʿa Councils and Muslim Women in Britain Tanya Walker draws on extensive fieldwork from over 100 cases to argue for a radically different understanding of the setting and dynamics of the Shariʿa councils. The analysis highlights the pragmatic manoeuvrings of Muslim women, in pursuit of defined objectives, within limited space - holding in tension both the constraints of particular frameworks of power, and the realities of women's agency. Despite this needed nuance in a polarised debate however, important questions about the rights of Muslim women remain. 
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