Sheds light on Palestinian Muslim women's agency in shari'a courts from the British Mandate period to the present. Brownson's archival research on wife-initiated maintenance claims, divorce, and child custody cases deepens our understanding of women's position in the courts, demonstrating Muslim women's active participation in their legal affairs.
Sheds light on Palestinian Muslim women's agency in shari'a courts from the British Mandate period to the present. Brownson's archival research on wif...