Gender and Community : : Muslim Women's Rights in India / / Vrinda Narain.
In India, the legal status of Muslim women within the family is a topic of considerable controversy and debate. It is a complex issue that has implications for matters of not only gender justice, but also religious freedom, minority rights, and state policy regarding the accommodation of difference....
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Narain, Vrinda, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Gender and Community : Muslim Women's Rights in India / Vrinda Narain. Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2017] ©2001 1 online resource (192 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Contextualizing Muslim Personal Law -- 2 Muslim Personal Law and the Constitutional Framework -- 3 Naming the Issues -- 4 Negotiating the Boundaries of Gender and Community: The Role of the State -- Notes -- References -- Cases Cited -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star In India, the legal status of Muslim women within the family is a topic of considerable controversy and debate. It is a complex issue that has implications for matters of not only gender justice, but also religious freedom, minority rights, and state policy regarding the accommodation of difference. Whereas the Constitution of India guarantees equality rights to all women, irrespective of religious affiliation, Muslim personal law, argues Vrinda Narain, explicitly discriminates on the basis of an individual's sex and religion. Narain begins with an analysis of the historical development and contemporary expression of Muslim personal law within a constitutional framework and examines the assertion that women's rights are a divisive force preventing the evolution of larger collective rights. She contends that an interrogation of the dominant religious ideology is necessary to prevent legislation from binding Muslim women to an essentialist notion of identity, thereby denying them the possibility of challenging Muslim tradition. Eloquently written and substantially researched, Gender and Community combines feminist analysis, post-colonial and critical race theory with legal analysis to critically assess issues of gender equality, minority rights and the accommodation of difference. It offers a fresh look at the conceptualization of women as the markers of cultural community in Muslim India and advocates a perspective that seeks to unite the recognition of women's rights with respect for group integrity. These issues are significant not only for Muslim women in India, but also in the broader context of cultural diversity in pluralist democracies and the choices to be made by states in accommodating difference. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021) Islamic law India. Muslim women Legal status, laws, etc India. Muslim women Legal status, laws, etc. India. Women's rights India. LAW / Gender & the Law. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package 9783110649772 print 9780802048691 https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442675179 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781442675179 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781442675179.jpg |
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