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Property rights of Muslim women through inheritance: a brief outlook

The fact that a woman is biologically different from a man should not differentiate her in respects of her legal rights, including the right to inherit property. However, some claim that women are discriminated against as far as inheritance is concerned and women in Malaysia are not excluded from th...

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Main Authors: Mohd Salim, Wan Noraini, Halim, Akmal Hidayah
Format: Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: ISTAC-IIUM Publications 2020
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BPK36 Islamic law (General)
K720 Property Law
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spelling my.iium.irep.1139142024-08-16T03:23:10Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/113914/ Property rights of Muslim women through inheritance: a brief outlook Mohd Salim, Wan Noraini Halim, Akmal Hidayah BPK36 Islamic law (General) K720 Property Law The fact that a woman is biologically different from a man should not differentiate her in respects of her legal rights, including the right to inherit property. However, some claim that women are discriminated against as far as inheritance is concerned and women in Malaysia are not excluded from this discrimination. The preference of men over women in inheritance continues to be debated and disputed especially by the women themselves. Hence, this chapter provides a cursory look into this unsettled issue from both legal and social recognition of women's rights to inherit the deceased's estates. It also briefly considers the extent of inheritance rights given to women in Malaysia by religion or custom and see whether they are adequately protected by statutory provisions. Reference to the position of women in Islam and selected Arab countries in this regard is briefly made. This is due to the common historical background of the legal system in those Arab countries and that of Malaysia as far as Muslim women's inheritance is concerned. ISTAC-IIUM Publications 2020 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/113914/11/113914_%20Property%20rights%20of%20Muslim%20women.pdf Mohd Salim, Wan Noraini and Halim, Akmal Hidayah (2020) Property rights of Muslim women through inheritance: a brief outlook. In: Approaches on Empowering Muslim Women Through Property Rights. ISTAC-IIUM Publications, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 140-155. ISBN 978-983-9379-71-6 https://institute.iium.edu.my/istac/books/approaches-on-empowering-muslim-women-through-property-rights/
institution Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia
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topic BPK36 Islamic law (General)
K720 Property Law
spellingShingle BPK36 Islamic law (General)
K720 Property Law
Mohd Salim, Wan Noraini
Halim, Akmal Hidayah
Property rights of Muslim women through inheritance: a brief outlook
description The fact that a woman is biologically different from a man should not differentiate her in respects of her legal rights, including the right to inherit property. However, some claim that women are discriminated against as far as inheritance is concerned and women in Malaysia are not excluded from this discrimination. The preference of men over women in inheritance continues to be debated and disputed especially by the women themselves. Hence, this chapter provides a cursory look into this unsettled issue from both legal and social recognition of women's rights to inherit the deceased's estates. It also briefly considers the extent of inheritance rights given to women in Malaysia by religion or custom and see whether they are adequately protected by statutory provisions. Reference to the position of women in Islam and selected Arab countries in this regard is briefly made. This is due to the common historical background of the legal system in those Arab countries and that of Malaysia as far as Muslim women's inheritance is concerned.
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author Mohd Salim, Wan Noraini
Halim, Akmal Hidayah
author_facet Mohd Salim, Wan Noraini
Halim, Akmal Hidayah
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title Property rights of Muslim women through inheritance: a brief outlook
title_short Property rights of Muslim women through inheritance: a brief outlook
title_full Property rights of Muslim women through inheritance: a brief outlook
title_fullStr Property rights of Muslim women through inheritance: a brief outlook
title_full_unstemmed Property rights of Muslim women through inheritance: a brief outlook
title_sort property rights of muslim women through inheritance: a brief outlook
publisher ISTAC-IIUM Publications
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url http://irep.iium.edu.my/113914/11/113914_%20Property%20rights%20of%20Muslim%20women.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/113914/
https://institute.iium.edu.my/istac/books/approaches-on-empowering-muslim-women-through-property-rights/
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