Women and Equality in Iran: Law, Society and Activism (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780755641208)

Iran's continued retention of discriminatory laws stands in stark contrast to the advances Iranian women have made in other spheres since the Revolution in 1979. Leila Alikarami here analyses the extent to which the actions of women's rights activists have led to a significant change in their legal status. She argues that while Iranian women have not yet obtained legal equality, the gender bias of the Iranian legal system has been successfully challenged and has lost its legitimacy. More pertinently, the social context has become more prepared to accommodate legal rights for women. Highlighting the key challenges that proponents of gender equality face in the Muslim context, Alikarami attempts to ascertain the causes of Iran's failure to ratify the CEDAW and questions whether and to what extent interpretations of Islamic principles prevent Iran from doing so. Applying feminist legal theory to contemporary Iran, Alikarami's approach re-evaluates the underlying principles that have shaped the struggle for equal rights between the sexes.

Author: Leila Alikarami
ISBN-10: 0755641205
ISBN-13: 9780755641208
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Language: English
Published: 08/26/2021
Pages: 360
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.74d