Women, Property and Islam Palestinian Experiences, 19201990 [Paperback]

Islamic law entitles women to inherit property and to manage their own income. This book examines under what circumstances they claim property rights and when they are prevented from doing so.According to Islamic law, women are entitled to inherit property, receive a dowry at marriage, and to manage their own income. This study of different Palestinian women reveals the circumstances under which they can actually claim property rights and when they are prevented from doing so.According to Islamic law, women are entitled to inherit property, receive a dowry at marriage, and to manage their own income. This study of different Palestinian women reveals the circumstances under which they can actually claim property rights and when they are prevented from doing so.According to Islamic law, women are entitled to inherit property, receive a dower at marriage, and to manage their own income. In practice, however, this is not always the case. In an anthropological study of Palestinian women from different stratas of society, Annelies Moors examines under what circumstances they claim property rights and when they are prevented from doing so. The combination of oral history and written legal sources presents an informed and sophisticated challenge to the conclusions of existing literature on the region.1. Introduction: women and property; Part I. Politics, Economy and Kinship: 2. The lives of four women: introducing property and politics; 3. Women and inheritance; Part II. The Power: 4. The dower: marriage, gender and social stratification; 5. Marriage: the prompt dower; 6. Repudiation and widowhood: the deferred dower; Part III. Paid Labour and Property: 7. Poverty, wage labour and property; 8. Gender and garment production; 9. Education, professional work and property; 10. Women and property revisited. ...this is a well-written, engaging study--useful to social scientists, Middle East scholars, and specialists in gender studies. Choice Engaging, convincing, and brillial£.