Muslim Women and Access to Justice: Historical, Legal and Social Experience in Malaysia
Publication Author:
Women's Centre for Change, Penang (Pusat Krisis Wanita) - formerly Women's Crisis Centre, Penang
Date:
2000
number of pages:
115 Investigation of the historical, legal, and socio-cultural aspects of Muslim women's status in Malaysia. This set of papers is a collection of writings, which emanated from a research project entitled MUSWAL (Muslim Women and Law), sponsored by the Women's Crisis Centre (WCC) Penang.
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