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Power, secularism and divorce : women’s rights in Egypt and Iran

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Cooke, Samantha (2020) Power, secularism and divorce : women’s rights in Egypt and Iran. National Identities, 22 (5). pp. 479-497. doi:10.1080/14608944.2019.1634034

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/14608944.2019.1634034

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Abstract

This article explores how the secular nature of the Egyptian and Iranian states affected women’s divorce rights between 1920 and 1939. Contributing to existing literature by examining two states which have not been exclusively compared in this field, unique and important insights emerge regarding secularism, gender equality and family law through textual analysis of laws and memoirs. It demonstrates the impact of secular identities on divorce laws; secularism as a tool to challenge or seek power, and the significance of a state’s political environment. This article challenges assumptions that secularism had little impact on family law in the MENA region.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion
H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
K Law [LC] > K Law (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Women's rights -- Egypt -- 20th century, Women's rights -- Iran -- 20th century, Equality, Secularism -- Egypt, Secularism -- Iran, Divorce -- Egypt, Divorce -- Iran, Domestic relations -- Egypt, Domestic relations -- Iran
Journal or Publication Title: National Identities
Publisher: Routledge
ISSN: 1460-8944
Official Date: 2020
Dates:
DateEvent
2020Published
31 October 2019Available
16 May 2019Accepted
Volume: 22
Number: 5
Page Range: pp. 479-497
DOI: 10.1080/14608944.2019.1634034
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Publisher Statement: “This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in National Identities on 31/10/2019, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/14608944.2019.1634034
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