1st Edition
Social and Gender Inequality in Oman The Power of Religious and Political Tradition
By Khalid M. Al-Azri
Copyright 2013
222 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
224 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
224 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Looking at the social, political and legal changes in Oman since 1970, this book challenges the Islamic and tribal traditional cultural norms relating to marriage, divorce and women’s rights which guide social and legal practice in the modern Omani state. The book argues that despite the establishment of legal instruments guaranteeing equality for all citizens, the fact that the state depends... Read more
Preface 1. 'Doing Gender' in Uncharted Territory 2. Omani Contexts: Shaping of the Al Sa'id Policy 3. Islamic Law: Conceptual Framework of the Study 4. The Scholarly Dabate on Kafa'a and Socio-Economic Change 5. Change and Conflict: Kafa'a in Marriage in Contemporary Omani Society 6. One or Three? Talaq and Triple Talaq at One Time: Pre-Modern Islamic Argument and Modern Practice 7. Dilemma of Talaq in Oman 8. Arrested Development: The Omani State and the Question of Cultural Identity 9. Gender, Tribe and Religion in Post-1970 Oman 10. Time of Uncertainty
Biography
Khalid M. Al-Azri
"he manages to present the existing state of research on social inequalities in Oman by current examples and opinions for the first time a western critical researchers circle."
Tonia Schüller
sehepunkte journal, sehepunkte 15 (2015), No. 10
