Muslim woman crying and returning wedding ring to her husband.

December 25, 2022 , Unilateral Repudiation or Divorce? Ṭalāq Betwixt and Between Diverse (Extra-)Judicial Environments

An article examining the multiple manners in which a foreign form of nuptial dissolution – broadly identified with the Arabic term ṭalāq can de facto be civilly recognized by judicial and administrative authorities.

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December 01, 2022 , Justice and Beauty in Muslim Marriage

Visiting Fellow Marwa Sharafeldin’s co-authored chapter with Lynn Welchman and Zahia Jouirou on "Muslim Family Laws: Trajectories of Reform."

Cover of Rutgers University Press Islamic Divorce in the Twenty-First Century

September 16, 2022 , Islamic Divorce in the Twenty-First Century

Visiting Fellow Fatima Essop analyzes Islamic divorce practices in South Africa, highlighting the challenges that women face.

Colored map of the Middle East from the front of JCL-MENA

August 19, 2022 , The Program on Law and Society in the Muslim World to Co-Publish the Third Edition of the Journal of Constitutional Law in the Middle East and North Africa