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The public debate on Shariʿa councils in Britain has been heavily influenced by the assumption that the councils exist as religious authorities and that those who use them exercise their right to religious freedom. In <i>Shariʿa Councils and Muslim Women in Britain</i> Tanya Walker draws on extensive fieldwork from over 100 cases to argue for a radically different understanding of the setting and dynamics of the Shariʿa councils. The analysis highlights the pragmatic manoeuvrings of Muslim women

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Author

Tanya Walker

Publisher

Koninklijke Brill N.V.

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9789004316089

Category

social science

Subjects

Anthropology, Science, Islam

Updated

2026-03-25