Financial support for women under Islamic family law in Bangladesh and Malaysia

Abdullah, Raihanah; Monsoor, Taslima; Johari, Fuadah; Radzi, Wirdati Mohd

doi:10.1080/12259276.2015.1106853

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“…In marriage it is the duty of every husband to provide financial support to his wife. To that extent, the wife is given the right in law to ask for a divorce if the husband refuses to provide financial support within a period of three to four months of their marriage (Abdullah et al, 2015). In Malaysia, a divorced wife has the right to obtain post-divorce financial provisions and this right is guaranteed under the Islamic Family Law Act in section 59 (Laws of Malaysia Act 164).…”

Section: Women In Islammentioning

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Islamic Financial Wealth Management: Empowering Women in Islamic Societies

Mahadi

Mazli

Muneeza

2019

IJMAR

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The gender gap in Islamic wealth management is an area often not discussed as some perceive Islam as a religion that bans women from acquiring and managing wealth separately from the men in their life. Therefore, this paper aims to explore the economic status of women from an Islamic perspective by examining the relevant literature. Drawing from the Malaysian context, this paper illustrates the gender gap in financial inclusion and also looks at market opportunities to empower women financially. This is a conceptual paper grounded in religious texts, academic publications and statistics published by authoritative bodies. The paper clarifies the general concept of Islamic wealth management and the economic status of women according to the Shariah perspective. Moreover, the paper also discusses certain products offered by Islamic Financial Institutions (IFIs) which women can channel their savings into.

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Section: Women In Islammentioning

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Islamic Financial Wealth Management: Empowering Women in Islamic Societies

Mahadi

Mazli

Muneeza

2019

IJMAR

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“…They will have more opportunity to get a higher education, and they will be able to get more jobs. Women will rid themselves of their unfortunate status of an inferior gender in the society as they are not burdensome on a man (Abdullah et al 2015 ).…”

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“…The major issue is their unjust and limited right to explore resources (Sourav 2015 ). Social norms and culture frequently ignore women’s rights in Bangladesh (Abdullah et al 2015 ). Women are more deprived than men in their access to financial assets, healthcare, and education.…”

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“…Bangladesh is a 90 % Muslim populated country which until recently followed Islamic Shari’ah rules relating to inheritance (Social Institutions & Gender Index 2014 ; Abdullah et al 2015 ). Recently, the government of Bangladesh has attempted to revise this law by legislating equal property rights between man and woman relating to inheritance.…”

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The right of women in property sharing in Bangladesh: Can the islamic inheritance system eliminate discrimination?

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This study seeks to discover the best solution for women’s property sharing between Islamic and current social practices in Bangladesh. A qualitative method has been adopted to achieve this goal. It is found that the majority of the women are marginalised from their property in the social practice. On the other hand, in the Islamic solution, the property is fixed for all classes of women and is based on a property sharing system called fara’id that takes into account the roles and responsibilities of man and woman in the society. Men are responsible for providing maintenance to their wives and children. Men in Islamic society should bear expenditure related to marriage. The research concludes that the Islamic solution is fair and ensures just property sharing rights for women. It suggests that the Islamic solution for property sharing should be implemented to empower women in Bangladesh.

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“…The problem may stem from difficulty in securing child support from former husbands, although in law it is a settled position that the fathers' responsibility to provide maintenance continues despite the children not living with them. Obtaining a maintenance order for the children may not be an easy task, and even if the order is granted mothers still have to face challenges in getting the maintenance order enforced, which might be caused by intentional neglect or inability to pay by the fathers (Abdullah et al, 2015). Mothers facing arrears of maintenance may take advantage of the advanced payment mechanism provided by the family support division in Syariah courts.…”

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Understanding Why Mothers Can Lose Child Custody in Malaysia

Kadir

Abdullah

Mokhlis

2021

UUM Journal of Legal Studies

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Custody decisions are tailored to the circumstances of each case based on related principles with protection of child welfare as courts’ paramount consideration. This paper seeks to understand custody issue from quantitative viewpoint through a conceptual model and examines how child custody principles have influenced loss decisions for mothers. The methodology used was content analysis and Chi-Square correlation, with usable data provided by 47 cases decided in Malaysia between 1987 and 2017 based on Act 303. Coding instrument and conceptual framework were developed with items covering presumption of maternal custody, custodian qualification and loss of rights, child’s and mother’s wishes. The findings revealed that mothers were less likely to lose custody cases and when they did their defeats were strongly influenced by factors relating to children’s preference and status quo arrangement. The results contribute to an understanding of how mothers can lose custody of their children and clarify whether some of the independent variables are used more regularly and are more predictive of the loss decisions than the others.

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Financial support for women under Islamic family law in Bangladesh and Malaysia

Cited by 6 publications

References 8 publications

Islamic Financial Wealth Management: Empowering Women in Islamic Societies

Islamic Financial Wealth Management: Empowering Women in Islamic Societies

The right of women in property sharing in Bangladesh: Can the islamic inheritance system eliminate discrimination?

Understanding Why Mothers Can Lose Child Custody in Malaysia

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