A critical analysis of dower (mahr) in theory and practice in British India through court records from 1800 to 1939 [PDF]
The colonial court records between 1800 to 1939 in India show the existence of excessive dower, which were usually paid at the dissolution of marriage to discourage divorce. Supporting this view of excessive dower as a useful device, Mitra Sharafi argues
Tirkey, Sunil
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Education and community consciousness among the muslims of British India [PDF]
The object of analysis in this article is the Aligarh Movement, which was the base of the movement’s founder and guiding spirit, the influential modernist Sayyid Ahmad Khan (1817-1898), whose project to modernise Muslims was named after a town in the ...
Mohomed, Carimo
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Islamic reformism in India between 1857 and 1947: the conception of state in Chiragh ‘Ali, Muhammad Iqbal and Sayyid Abu’l ‘Ala Mawdudi [PDF]
Tese apresentada para cumprimento dos requisitos necessários à obtenção do grau de Doutor em Ciência Política, especialidade de Teoria e Análise Política.Entre 1857, ano da Revolta dos Cipaios e consequente ocupação definitiva da Índia pelos Britânicos,
Mohomed, Carimo
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The Reform of Muslim Women's Rights in the Marriage Law of Indonesia and Malaysia [PDF]
The phenomenon of family law reform in the Islamic world which was driven by the Ottoman Empire in 1917 has inspired various Muslim-majority countries around the world, including Indonesia and Malaysia, to reform Islamic family law so that it is always ...
Adawiyah, Robi’atul
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Islam and the Muslims in the Anglo-American Literary Tradition: The Historical Roots and the Reiterations [PDF]
The relationship between Islam and the West was first troubled by biblical texts pejorative of the Arabs, and the rise of Islam in the seventh century aggravated this negative view of Arabs and Muslims.
Mumayiz, Ibrahim, obeidat, Marwan
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Sir William Jones (1746-1794) and Islamic studies. [PDF]
The dissertation considers the life and work of Sir William Jones, a significant figure in the field of Orientalism and a judge in the Bengal Supreme Court.
Watkin, Owen
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Formation of Muslim Elites in British India: Sayyid Ahmad Khan and the Muhammadan Anglo‑Oriental College [PDF]
After the Indian Mutiny of 1857‑1858, also known as the Sepoy Revolt or Uprising, and the end of the Mughal Dynasty, India became under the direct rule of the British Government, and there were a considerable number of Muslim political ...
Mohomed, Carimo
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Misconstruction of Laws Relating Muslim Women’s Heritable Property Right in Bangladesh: A Gap between Law and Practice [PDF]
For the protection of democracy and to ensure empowerment of women there is no alternative to ensure women’s right. Women have various rights such as right to marriage, right to dower, right to maintenance, Right to divorce and right to inheritance ...
Khanam, Sufia
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Raj Karega Khalsa! - The Evolution of the Sikh Identity [PDF]
Generally, religion has served as a method of creating a unique identity and history for many groups across history. This concept is especially true for the Sikh community, to the point that they have carved their own niche across the different places ...
Mehmi, Vineet
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Family in transition: discourses on polygamy amongst Muslims of North India, c. 1870-1918 [PDF]
This thesis explores the various discourses on polygamy amongst Muslims of North India in the last quarter of the nineteenth and first half of the twentieth century. It examines two types of evidence: religious pamphlets and texts by social reformers and
Alam, Asiya
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