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MUSLIM WOMEN AND PROPERTY RIGHTS
Author(s) -
Aslam Azhar,
Kazmi Shaista
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
economic affairs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1468-0270
pISSN - 0265-0665
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-0270.2009.01887.x
Subject(s) - prosperity , property rights , islam , property (philosophy) , state (computer science) , political science , sharia , law , development economics , economics , geography , philosophy , archaeology , epistemology , algorithm , computer science
This paper examines rights to property accorded to women in Islam under direct injunctions and compares it with the state of these rights in present Muslim societies. It argues that the correct application of law will not only materially improve the status of women in Muslim societies and guarantee them economic security, it will also bring economic prosperity to such societies directly.