Sharia and Women's Rights in Afghanistan

2014 Islamic law

Author : Anastasiya Hozyainova
Release : 2014
Genre : Islamic law
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Download or read book Sharia and Women's Rights in Afghanistan written by Anastasiya Hozyainova. This book was released on 2014. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women's rights in Afghanistan have been supported and championed by Afghan and international advocates and organizations since 2002. Substantial progress has been made, but the women's rights movement faces an uncertain future in the wake of the 2014 international troop withdrawals. In addition to the potential for decreased financial and public support from international actors, women's rights advocates face the challenge of collaborating with a national government that has been mistrusted by the Afghan people while trying to promote norms and laws that often contradict deeply held community traditions. This report draws on numerous in-country interviews, discussions and debates to explore a way forward for women's rights in Afghanistan: promoting women's rights through an Islamic framework. Women's rights groups have increasingly been using Sharia-based arguments and working with religious leaders to give arguments for stronger women's rights protections more legitimacy. Greater understanding of how Islamic legal literacy, scholarship and dialogue might help protect women's rights in the coming difficult period is crucial.

Women, Afghan Law, and Shariah

2010 Women

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Release : 2010
Genre : Women
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Download or read book Women, Afghan Law, and Shariah written by . This book was released on 2010. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this paper is to provide a brief examination of the legal status of women in Afghanistan, focusing on Afghan national law and Islamic sharia law. The first section reviews the rights of women in Afghanistan during the past century and continues with a look at the current laws relevant to women in the country; the second section provides a brief overview of sharia law and its impact upon Afghan women; and the final section looks in greater detail at examples of women who navigate daily through the intersection of Afghan and sharia law. This paper is not intended to provide an exhaustive discussion of all Afghan judicial practices and sharia law but rather seeks to provide the reader with a basic understanding of the legal status of women in Afghanistan.

Reconstructed Lives

1997-07 History

Author : Haleh Esfandiari
Release : 1997-07
Genre : History
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Download or read book Reconstructed Lives written by Haleh Esfandiari. This book was released on 1997-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Iranian women tell in their own words what the revolution attempted and how they responded. The Islamic revolution of 1979 transformed all areas of Iranian life. For women, the consequences were extensive and profound, as the state set out to reverse legal and social rights women had won and to dictate many aspects of women's lives, including what they could study and how they must dress and relate to men. Reconstructed Lives presents Iranian women telling in their own words what the revolution attempted and how they responded. Through a series of interviews with professional and working women in Iran—doctors, lawyers, writers, professors, secretaries, businesswomen—Haleh Esfandiari gathers dramatic accounts of what has happened to their lives as women in an Islamic society. She and her informants describe the strategies by which women try to and sometimes succeed in subverting the state's agenda. Esfandiari also provides historical background on the women's movement in Iran. She finds evidence in Iran's experience that even women from "traditional" and working classes do not easily surrender rights or access they have gained to education, career opportunities, and a public role.

Protecting The Afghan Women

2021-02-17

Author : Adam S
Release : 2021-02-17
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Download or read book Protecting The Afghan Women written by Adam S. This book was released on 2021-02-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Protecting the Afghan Women focuses on the injustices women in Afghanistan face on a regular basis and has a strong focus that uses many examples throughout to back up its claims. It examines the deep cultural and historical roots of discrimination and violence against women in Afghanistan, including the country's strong religious and cultural practices. It looks at the relevant verses of Islamic scripture and the thinking that has developed around them to search for an answer. Does the problem lie in widespread ignorance by so-called mullahs and religious leaders, or is it a continuum of extreme abuse against women that has roots much deeper and long-standing than the relatively brief era of Taliban control? The book discusses these issues at length and also considers Afghanistan's new constitution, attempts to determine the state's obligation to protect and advance women's rights, and addresses the failure of the Afghan government and human rights actors to promote women's rights in Afghanistan in a broader sense.

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