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10 - Qatari Family Law, When Custom Meets Shari′a

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 May 2023

By
Lina M. Kassem
Edited by
Adrien K. Wing  and
Hisham A. Kassim
Adrien K. Wing
Affiliation:
University of Iowa
Hisham A. Kassim
Affiliation:
Kassim Legal, PLLC, Washington, DC
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Summary

This chapter provides a summary of recent legal reforms undertaken by the state of Qatar to advance the status of women. While most legal initiatives in Qatar were top-down, initiated mostly by the state, there is a growing and active civil society that is emerging to press for even more progressive reforms. One of the most important legal reforms was the codification of the Qatari Family Law (QFL) in 2006. This chapter explores the most important articles of the family law, as well as highlighting potential challenges, to women’s equality in the state of Qatar.

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Iraqfamily lawgenderMiddle East
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Family Law and Gender in the Middle East and North Africa
Change and Stasis since the Arab Spring
 , pp. 187 - 206
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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