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UGRD > HIST > 250
Women & Islam: Marriage & Divorce
Description:
This course will examine the legal, social, political, and literary aspects of marriage and divorce in Egypt, Iran, and Turkey. Questions to be discussed include: How has family law changed according to time and place? Are there any continuities across the Muslim world? What roles have nationalism, Islamism, feminism, and revolution played in recent reinterpretations of marriage and divorce?