HIST 217 - Women and Gender in Islamic Law and Arab Legal Codes

This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies
Next Offered: 2011-12
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Credits (Range): 3 hours
Attribute: 3SS, CD
This course studies how classical Islamic law and modern Arab legal codes deal with issues of women and gender. It looks at women and family in the Qur’an and Hadith. It then moves to the development of Islamic law and its rules on the subject. Finally, it follows the impact of the formation of modern codes in the Middle East with the rise of nation-states on women’s rights and position in contemporary Arab societies.

 
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: Z. Abul-Magd
Consent of the Instructor Required? Yes