A woman's place: a confrontation with Bedouin custom in the sharia court.

From: The Journal of the American Oriental Society | Date: April 1, 1993| Author: Shaham, Ron | Copyright information

This paper examines the confrontation between Islamic law (the shari a) and Bedouin customary law through the study of a decision of the shari a court in al- Arish (north Sinai), in the year 1906. A Bedouin woman, who according to custom lacks legal standing, demanded the annulment of her marriage, which was perfectly valid according to Bedouin custom, on the grounds that the marriage was irregular according to the shari a. The judge handed down a decision in her favor while strictly implemen...

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