Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Tunisia - The Ideal Islamic Reform -- Introduction -- Historical Roots -- Modernity -- Modern Intellectual Reformers Of Islamic Law -- Abusive Practices Against Women: Dar Jawad (House Of Discipline) -- Tahar Haddad - Successor To Taalbi -- Pre-Independence and Reform Of Sharia -- Independence - Equality Before The Law -- Population Law -- Infanticide -- Fundamentalism -- 2. Egypt - Conservative Incremental Reform -- Introduction -- Arabization and Islamization Of Egypt and Class Stratification -- The Modern State - Arrival Of The Europeans -- Reform Movements In The 19th Century On Women's Rights -- Religious Reformers: Muhammad Abduh -- Reform Movements: Salafiyya, Rashid Rida -- Secular Reform Movements: Haykal -- Islam and The State -- Court Systems -- Political Background Since 1952 -- Efforts To Codify and Reform The Law Of Personal Status -- Reforming The Wife's Right To Divorce - Law No. 1 Of 2000 -- Women'S Council -- Female Circumcision -- Conclusions -- 3. Pakistan - Orthodox Modernity -- Historical Background -- The Start Of Independence -- A Muslim Ruler/State - In Need Of An Islamic Law? -- The 1973 Constitution - Basis Of Applying Islamic Law -- Judicial Review Of Islamic Laws -- Judicial Review Of The Offence Of Zina Ordinance -- May A Husband Kill A Wife Or A Partner For Adultery? -- Is An Honour Murder Because Zina Permissible Under Any Circumstances? -- Reforming Pakistani Islamic Criminalization Of Laws: Honour Killings and Zina -- Conclusions -- Postscript On The Protection Of Women Act 2006 -- 4. South Africa - Constitutional Challenges For Islamic Law -- Introduction -- A Brief History Of The Muslim Malay Community -- Islamic Law In South African Jurisprudence - The 'Malay' Cape Community -- The Muslim Asian Indian Community.

The Apartheid Era and Islamic Marriages -- Summary Of South African Jurusprudence On The Application Of Islamic Law -- Judicial Recognition Of Muslim Marriages In Post-Apartheid South Africa -- Extra-Judicial Practices In South African Muslim Communities -- Extra-Judicial Interpretations In The Asian Muslim Communities Of Islamic Marriage and Divorce Law -- Inheritance Inequality and The South African Constitution - A Comparative View -- Approaching Islamic Succession/Inheritance Law In A New Light -- Theological and Power Disputes Within The Muslim Communities -- Religious Sects -- Islamic Dispute Settlement - Extra-Judicial Conflict Resolution In The Muslim Communities -- Considerations For Statutory Recognition Of Muslim Marriages -- Conclusions -- 5. Conclusions -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.