shari'a — Articles — Women in Islam

Casting the First Stone

A man was sentenced to death by stoning in Somaliland recently - but stoning has never been accepted by Islamic scholars. Hala Alkarib argues against this cruel punishment.

EqualitySiha AfricaMarch 30, 2019stoning, shari'a, islamic law, justice, al-shabaab

"Combine Independent Judgement and Rationalism!"

Listening to a modern female scholar of classic Islamic jurisprudence, Dr Zahia Salem Jouirou

EqualitySiha AfricaMarch 26, 2019jurisprudence, law, islamic feminism, feminism, Maliki, shari'a, islamic law

Polygamy: when religion and traditions mingle

Can a man have more than one wife? There are no grounds for polygamy, either in social justice or religion, argues Hala Alkarib.

Public & PrivateSiha AfricaJanuary 4, 2019polygamy, polygyny, marriage, wife, husband, horn of africa, sudan, shari'a, fiqh, monogamy

Criminalizing Sexuality: Laws as Violence Against Women in Muslim Contexts

Ziba Mir-Hosseini challenges the criminalization of sexual activity in contemporary Islamic law.

Public & PrivateSiha AfricaDecember 10, 2018ziba mir-hosseini, law, shari'a, zina, legal tradition