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FGM/C: An Islamic Perspective

This book gives a detailed understanding of FGM in the context of Islam; its misinterpretations, arguments and clarifications with reference to the Quran and demystifying unauthentic hadith.

For the Sake of Children's Innocence

This publication gives details of the work done on FGM to protect children in Sudan. It also gives a report on research on reproductive health and FGM in Sudan. 

From Rights and Shame to Remedies and Change: Gender Violence in Sri Lanka

This book looks at how the law has responded to women who have suffered violence. Police statistics, media reports and the experiences of women activists and counsellors indicate that violence against women is a widespread phenomenon in Sri Lanka….One of the biggest problems is lack of awareness...

Frontiers of Medicine in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, 1899-1940

The chapter of interest is called “Midwifery Training and the Politics of Female Circumcision”. This chapter discusses the training of Sudanese midwives and supervising all midwifery practices for Sudanese medical services. It engages such people about their cultural norms, gender roles and...

Gambia Women Law and Customary Practices

This publication provides information regarding women within the Muslim world focusing on the Gambia. The customary laws, the nature of the personal status laws of women and how women’s issues have been erroneously been led to believe that the only way of “being” is to follow the cultural and...

Gender and access to land and natural resources in Mali and Niger

In some West African countries, decentralisation and the establishment of local government are opening the way to more representative democratic processes. One hope is that, as a result, women will get more involved in public life. Access to land and natural resources in Mali and Niger is a...

Gender and Access to Land in Senegal
Gender and command over property: A critical gap in economic analysis and policy in South Asia
This paper focuses on a much neglected issue: the links between gender inequities and command over property. It outlines why in rural South Asia, where arable land is the most important form of property, any significant improvement in women's economic and social situation is crucially tied to their...
Gender and Property Law in Pakistan, Resources and Discourses
This is perhaps the only study that examines systematically the situation on the ground regarding women and property laws in Pakistan. Through seven case studies in the four provinces of Pakistan, Mehdi finds that there is a history of usufructuary rights exercised by women in the country’s rural...
Gender Discrimination in Stoning

Sadr and Vahdati detail how stoning sentences are inextricably linked with gender discrimination under Iranian law. The detail this discrimination with regards to: legalized forced marriage and denial of divorce rights, punishments for sexual acts outside of marriage (for women), discriminatory...