Modern approaches to Islamic family law reform: the quest for a balanced approach in the Malaysian context

• Main Author: Haneef, Sayed Sikandar Shah
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: IRAJ Research Forum 2015
• Subjects: KBP470 Law reform. Criticism. Tanzim
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/46103/4/Modern-Approaches-2-Islamic-Family-Law-Conference.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/46103/

Muslim women have been caught in a tag- of- war between the forces of preserving Muslim family identity and advocates of its reform along the line of gender equality and International human rights. Given the current socio-political milieu at the global arena, the horizons for this tension to evapora...