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The Dark Side of ‘Honour’: Women Victims in Pakistan

The booklet highlights the practice of 'honour killings' and emphasises on the lack of awareness, statistics and media coverage that the custom of karo kari receives. It, furthermore, provides details of recent cases of honour killings in Pakistan.

The Female Circumcision controversy: An Anthropological Perspective

This book explores aspects of Sudanese culture that have a strong impact on the perpetuation of female circumcision in Sudan. This includes: the historical ritual and meaning of the female circumcision ceremony; the importance placed on female circumcision by men in choosing their wives; and the...

The Habitat Agenda Goals and Principles, Commitments and the Global Plan of Action
The Habitat Agenda is the main political document that came out of the Habitat II conference in Istanbul, Turkey 3 to 14 June 1996. Adopted by 171 countries, at what was called the City Summit it contains over 100 commitments and 600 recommendations on human settlements issues. The agenda has...
The Holy Qur’an: text, translation and commentary
Chapter IV; Verses 11, 12, and 176 are the three main verses which deal with inheritance. There are also other verses which have a bearing on the question of inheritance.
The Hosken Report: Genital and Sexual Mutilation of Females

This book provides case studies of FGM in: Sudan, Egypt, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Nigeria, Mali, Burkina Faso, Senegal, and Sierra Leone. It also includes a survey of Africa, the Arabian peninsula, Asia, and the Western world. Also, health facts, history, politics, and a bibliography are...

The Islamization of Criminal Law: A Comparative Analysis

Peters discussed hadd punishments under the Islamic Penal Code in Iran, including stoning. He argues that in light of the many restraints put by the shariah on the application of hadd punishments, it is doubtful whether the numerous convictions of stoning were all...

The Loi Relative au Domaine Nationale 1964, (National Domain Law)
The Matrilineal East Coast, Circa 1968: Nostalgia and Post Nostalgia in our troubled time
The Muslim personal Law (Shariat) Application Act (XXVI of 1937)
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The Mystery of Capital Formation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Women, Property Rights and Customary Law
Economists such as Hernando De Soto have argued that clearly defined property rights are essential to capital formation and ultimately to economic growth and poverty alleviation. This article traces two impediments to the clear definition of property rights in the African context: customary law and...