Self-Determination and Women’s Rights in Muslim Societies

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319 I N D E X note: Page numbers in italics refer to the illustrations, tables, and figures. abangan, 307. See also syncretic Islam Abbasgholizadeh, Mahboubeh, 277–281, 286, 296n28, 298n58 Abdullah, King (Saudi Arabia), 304 Abdurrahman Wahid, 138–139 abortion, 3–36; access, 23–24; fundamentalist politics, 8–9, 19–24; in globalized context , 5–12; as human right, 9–12; illegal, 6, 12, 26n2; as imperialist, 8–9, 27n26; in incest cases, 13, 14, 29n42; Islamization and, 20–24; and maternal mortality, 5–7, 12; in MDFs, 11–12, 28n31; Muslim laws, 12–15; in Muslim-majority countries, 15–19, 16–17; penalties for, 15; pragmatic policies, 18–19; public health perspective , 5–7; in rape cases, 13, 14, 18–19, 28n42; recommendations for action, 10; religious discourses and state policies, 12–19; statistics, 6, 26n2, 26n6, 26n9; unsafe, 5–7, 10, 12, 25n1, 26n9 Abraham (Ibrahim), 130, 179 Abu Da’ud (hadith compiler), 129 Abu Dawud (hadith), 179, 184, 185n6 Abu-Lughod, Lila, xv Acehnese, 126, 135 Al-Adl wal Ihsan movement, 162, 307 Administration of Estates (Small Estates) (Special Provisions) Act (Uganda), 228 Administrator General’s Act (Uganda), 228, 229, 239n22 adouls, 207–208, 210, 217nn29–30 adultery: consequences for children, 247; Egypt, 249, 265n14; as grounds for divorce, 249, 265n14; India, 81; Iran, 299n74; Israel, 247; justification for, 234; Maldives, 109; and property rights, 223; punishment, 299n74; and sexual rights, 76, 81; Uganda, 223, 234; women as victims , 81 Afary, Janet, 24, 283, 292 Afghanistan: abortion laws, 16; maternal mortality, 6, 7; Muslim population, xviii; War on Terrorism, xv Africa: maternal mortality, 7, 26n15; Muslim population, xviii. See also specific countries Afshar, Haleh, 280 Agdz, Morocco, 67 agnatic heirs, 251, 307 i n d e x 320 agrarian societies, marriage in, 99–100 agunah/agunot, 246–247, 256, 264nn7–8, 266n22, 307 Ahmadi, Freshteh, 295n20 Ahmad ibn Hanbal, 129 Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud, 300n87 Ahmed, Leila, 289 AIMPLB (All India Muslim Personal Law Board), 75, 77–78, 253–254, 260 AIMWPLB (All India Muslim Women Personal Law Board), 75, 253–254, 260 akikah (name-giving ceremony), 180, 185n8 Al-Adl wal Ihsan movement, 162, 307 Al-Azhar University, Cairo, 14, 28n39 Albania: abortion laws, 17, 25; maternal mortality, 7 ALGA (Rural Women’s Union), 22, 307 Algeria: abortion laws, 17, 18–19, 29n42; birth rate, 18; Civil Status Code, 212; contraception, 18; divorce, 193; Family Code, 192–193, 212, 215n8, 217n27; Higher Muslim Council, 18–19; High Islamic Council, 19; illegitimate children, 216n21; literacy rate, 216n22; Malekite school of Sunni Islam, 214n2; marital tutors, 209, 217n28; marriage contracts, 192–193, 207–209, 211–212, 215n8, 217n30, 218n31; maternal mortality, 7; Ministry of National Solidarity and the Family, 19; Muslim population, xviii; polygamy prohibitions, 218n31; population policies, 18; Supreme Islamic Council, 29n42; wartime rapes, 18–19. See also Maghreb Ali, Ayaan Hirsi, xv, xvi Ali, Kecia, 126, 218n33 alimony, 223, 224, 238n13, 257–258. See also maintenance alim/ulama. See ulama/alim All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), 75, 77–78, 253–254, 260 All India Muslim Women Personal Law Board (AIMWPLB), 75, 253–254, 260 amalgara, 282, 298n47, 307 Amazigh, xxiv, 44, 50, 307, 313. See also Berbers Amber, Shaista, 260 Amin, Sajeda, 21 An-Na’im, Abdullahi, 84–85, 91n75 Arab Spring (2011), 303–305 arranged marriages, 110–111, 206 ARROW (Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women), 17 Asia: Muslim population, xviii. See also South Asia; specific countries Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW), 17 Assad, Bashar el-, 303 Assalam Foundation, 141 Assembly of Experts for the Constitution (Iran), 277 Association Amal pour la femme et le développement (El Hajeb), 69n15 Association Bades (Al Hoceima), 69n15 Association des jeunes avocats (Khemisset ), 69n15 Association el Amane pour le développement de la femme (Marrakech), 69n15 Association Tafiil Moubadarat (Taza), 69n15 Association Tafoukt Souss pour le développement de la femme (Agadir), 69n15 Association Tawaza pour le plaidoyer de la femme (Tétouan), 69n15 Atighetchi, D., 28n40, 29n42 Australia, female circumcision, 127 Ayatollah, definition, 307 Azadi, Mina Yadegar, 276 Azerbaijan, abortion laws, 17 Al-Azhar University, Cairo, 14, 28n39 Babu, Rajendra, 78 Bachofen, Johann, 98 Badran, Margot, 276 Bahrain: Arab Spring, 303; maternal mortality , 7 i n d e x 321 Bajunid, Omar Farouk, 171 Balras, Asma, 295n19 Bandung, Java, 141 Bangladesh: abortion laws, 16, 18, 21, 29n42; fundamentalism, 21; maternal mortality , 7; menstrual regulation, 18; Muslim population...