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American wedding is unique and different from the next one; that Muslim couples and families negotiate their ideas about religion, gender norms, culture, and family in their preparations for and celebration of a couple’s
We cover topics including premarital counseling, marriage contracts, finding an officiant, interreligious marriages, mut‘ah, LGBTQ marriage, and wisdom from married women and widows from African American Muslim communities.
19 cze 2012 · This article considers the challenges and potential results of evaluating Muslim family law practices in American family law courts. It is important to first contemplate the family structure, as the repository of cultural values, in respect to both Western or American and Islamic orientations.
31 paź 2019 · Even the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act (DMMA) of 1939, frequently taken as the most explicit and important government intervention into Muslim personal laws, only codified the nine grounds on which a woman can file for divorce (for example, a husband's absence, neglect or cruelty).
5 gru 2014 · In what follows I focus on how American Muslims create their families, how they negotiate ideals and realities in their family life, and what happens when families “fail.” I will thus discuss spouse selection and dating, domestic harmony, and divorce.
towards women and girls. Through our research on Muslim family laws in over 40 countries, Musawah has identified the 12 most common issues of concern that negatively impact Muslim women. These include issues that arise at entry into marriage, during marriage, and at the time of dissolution of marriage. Why Muslim Family Law Reform? Why Now?
Half of Faith gathers a selection of resources on, and reflections and analyses of, Muslim marriage and divorce in twenty-first century America. In the United States as elsewhere, marriage is central to ongoing Muslim conversations about belonging, identity, and the good life.
