The present publication attempts in a modest way to throw light on the several aspects of traditional Islamic views on matters pertaining to such vital aspects of women’s life as divorce, custody of children, support and maintenance after divorce, and the laws on property and inheritance. The book also highlights some relevant aspects of the role and status of women in the rural communities and marginalised groups in Bangladesh and Pakistan. The work would be of particular interest to students and researchers in the sociology of minority communities, as well as academicians, theologians and religious personages wishing to revisit and review the salient features of Islamic tradition and women.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Mariam Allana
Mariam Allana obtained an Honours degree in Education from the Isabella Thoburn College, Lucknow and went on to acquire a post-graduate degree in Educational Sociology from the University of Allahabad as well as a doctorate in The Sociology of Educational Attainment and Effort among Minority Communities' from the same university. She has taught in colleges and universities in Lucknow, Patna, Aligarh and Hyderabad for over eighteen years. She has also written several papers and articles for leading journals. She is presently Counselling Coordinator and Assistant Director (Research and Planning) with a leading non-governmental organisation and also Adviser (Education) to State Government departments in two States.
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