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Preface Note on Transliteration List of Abbreviations INTRODUCTION The precursors: the role of woman in 19th-century reformist thought al-T?ahir al-H?addad: A Reformer¿s Life ¿Our woman in the sharica and in society¿ PART I: THE LAW I. WOMAN IN ISLAM Introduction Considering the female personality Civil Rights Bearing witness How a woman should behave Freedom Inheritance Islam and Adultery II. MARRIAGE IN ISLAM Freedom to choose a husband Duties Marital Relations Reproduction Polygamy The Prophet¿s wives Arbitration III. PRIOR TO DIVORCE How to live together Mediation IV. DIVORCE IN ISLAM Definition Final Divorce The Right to Divorce Divorce legislation Maintenance V. ISLAMIC SCHOLARS¿ VIEWS ON WOMAN AND MARRIAGE Questions and Answers The answer of Sidi Al-H?at?t?ab Bushnaq The answer of Sidi cUthman Ibn al-Khuja The answer of Mufti cAbd al-cAziz Jacit? The answer of Mufti T?ahir Ibn cAshur The answer of Mufti Belh?assan al-Najjar The answer of Mufti Ah?mad Bayram Return to Islam Final Remarks PART TWO: WOMAN IN MUSLIM SOCIETY I. EDUCATING GIRLS TO BE WIVES AND MOTHERS Vocational training Looking after the home Intellectual education Moral Training Being a good spouse Healthcare and hygiene II. THE AUTHORITY IN THE HOUSEHOLD Forced marriages Traditions as obstacles to marriage Unprepared marriages Underage marriages Marriage with disability Financial capability The victims of passion in marriage III. SCENES FROM MARRIED LIFE Social misery Modern trends The family and the people Current of modernity Marrying European girls On woman The h?ijab Removing the veil IV. OFFICIAL EDUCATION FOR MUSLIM GIRLS Our position on women¿s education Women¿s education Raising girls IN CONCLUSION Bibliography Index
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. (Islamic law).
Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. (Islamic law) -- Tunisia.
Muslim women -- Tunisia.