Knowing Our Rights: Women, Family, Laws and Customs in the Muslim World

Knowing Our Rights is designed as a tool for activists engaged in lobbying and advocacy related to Muslim women s rights within the family, at the policy level and in communities. It covers twenty-six topics relevant to marriage and divorce, including the status of children (paternity and adoption) and child custody and guardianship. It is unique in providing a user-friendly, cross-comparative analysis of the diversities and commonalities of laws and customs across the Muslim world. This handbook is an essential resource for those taking a critical and questioning approach to rights, laws, and constructions of womanhood in Muslim countries and communities and beyond.