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

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...

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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/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/46103/4/Modern-Approaches-2-Islamic-Family-Law-Conference.pdf

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spelling	iium-461032016-05-24T00:59:24Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/46103/ Modern approaches to Islamic family law reform: the quest for a balanced approach in the Malaysian context Haneef, Sayed Sikandar Shah KBP470 Law reform. Criticism. Tanzim 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 evaporate seem dim anytime soon. Reacting to Western human rights criticism of Islamic family law, the conservative camp regard any attempt at reforming Islamic family law as a naked invasion of Western imperialism on Muslim personal domain. Reform proponents, on the other hand, indict conservative interpretation of Islamic family law as the primary cause of women oppression in Muslim societies. Accordingly, they constantly endeavour to lobby for reform of Muslim family law using either international bills of rights or gender equality as the framework. Consequently, Muslim women`s rights in the family has become a matter of paradoxical exegeses. To break this deadlock, this paper argues for a mediated solution by using critical content analysis of the two trends as a way forward for Shari`ah-based reform in Malaysia. IRAJ Research Forum 2015 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/46103/4/Modern-Approaches-2-Islamic-Family-Law-Conference.pdf Haneef, Sayed Sikandar Shah (2015) Modern approaches to Islamic family law reform: the quest for a balanced approach in the Malaysian context. In: Academics World 9th International Conference, 28th November 2015, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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description	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 evaporate seem dim anytime soon. Reacting to Western human rights criticism of Islamic family law, the conservative camp regard any attempt at reforming Islamic family law as a naked invasion of Western imperialism on Muslim personal domain. Reform proponents, on the other hand, indict conservative interpretation of Islamic family law as the primary cause of women oppression in Muslim societies. Accordingly, they constantly endeavour to lobby for reform of Muslim family law using either international bills of rights or gender equality as the framework. Consequently, Muslim women`s rights in the family has become a matter of paradoxical exegeses. To break this deadlock, this paper argues for a mediated solution by using critical content analysis of the two trends as a way forward for Shari`ah-based reform in Malaysia.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Haneef, Sayed Sikandar Shah
author_facet	Haneef, Sayed Sikandar Shah
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title	Modern approaches to Islamic family law reform: the quest for a balanced approach in the Malaysian context
title_short	Modern approaches to Islamic family law reform: the quest for a balanced approach in the Malaysian context
title_full	Modern approaches to Islamic family law reform: the quest for a balanced approach in the Malaysian context
title_fullStr	Modern approaches to Islamic family law reform: the quest for a balanced approach in the Malaysian context
title_full_unstemmed	Modern approaches to Islamic family law reform: the quest for a balanced approach in the Malaysian context
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Modern approaches to Islamic family law reform: the quest for a balanced approach in the Malaysian context

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