Gender Equality in Muslim-Majority States and Shari'a Family Law: Is There a Link?

Australian Journal of Political Science

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 347-362

  Rahman, Fatima Z ^a  

^a LAKE FOREST COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

democratisation; gender equality; Middle East politics; Muslim majority countries

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866320164     PISSN: 10361146     EISSN: 17429536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10361146.2012.704006     Document Type: Article

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