Personal Status Laws in Morocco and Tunisia: A Comparative Exploration of the Possibilities for Equality-Enhancing Reform in Bangladesh

Tamanna, Nowrin

doi:10.1007/s10691-008-9099-9

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“… 35 Tamanna 2008. Further data from the Arab Barometer illustrates the degree to which citizens of Tunisia believe that politics and religion should be separate; 70 percent in the third wave of Arab Barometer surveys in Tunisia agreed with the statement “Religious practices are private and should be separated from social and political life.” …”

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Is It Gender, Religiosity or Both? A Role Congruity Theory of Candidate Electability in Transitional Tunisia

Benstead¹,

Jamal²,

Lust³

2015

Perspect. polit.

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Do voters regard male and female candidates equally? Does apparent religiosity of candidates help or hurt their electoral chances? Where biases exist, what explains them? We present a novel explanation of political bias, drawing from role congruity theory. It posits that political contexts shape citizens' perceptions of qualities that make a “capable leader,” which subsequently drives their willingness to vote for candidates. Evidence from a survey experiment embedded in the 2012 Tunisian Post-Election Survey demonstrates that this theory explains biases based on gender and religiosity better than dominant modernization and social identity theories. Moreover, these mechanisms are also likely to drive political biases related to other features and in other countries. This has important implications for policymakers aiming to reduce political biases in Tunisia, the MENA, or globally. It should encourage them to pay careful attention to stereotyped traits of underrepresented groups and successful leaders, and to use institutional solutions (e.g., electoral quotas) to shape expectations about underrepresented groups and leadership.

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Section: Notesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Is It Gender, Religiosity or Both? A Role Congruity Theory of Candidate Electability in Transitional Tunisia

Benstead¹,

Jamal²,

Lust³

2015

Perspect. polit.

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“…Despite some exceptions, all people are equal according to the Moroccan Constitution which also abides by international human rights (Tamanna, 2008). On the other hand, sometimes rules can be broken.…”

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“…Despite some disagreements surrounding aspects of Islamic law, Tunisian law has been impacted by Islamic rules. Tunisians are not likely to totally refuse Islamic standards but they try to find new and somewhat flexible understandings of these rules (Tamanna, 2008).…”

Section: Legal System In Tunisiamentioning

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A review of the contextual factors associated with the North African business environment - descriptive historical study

Alnaas

James

Scott

2013

AJAAF

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This study compares the contextual factors (culture, political, legal, economic system, and stock exchanges) in three North Africa countries (Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia). The contextual factors of these countries are very similar being Islamic culture and French law. These countries have similarities in their recent histories. They were occupied by European countries which resulted in English and French languages being spoken in this region. Dictatorial governments (regardless of the types of governments -socialist or otherwise) have also controlled these countries for considerable periods of time since independence. In line with international society, an openness policy has been adopted and many reforms have been made in the stock exchange of these countries. However, much work remains to be done. Although contextual factors are similar, each country is in a slightly different place today in regards to economic and capital markets' development. Policy-makers can learn from the experiences of these three NA countries as the obstacles and backgrounds of these three countries are similar. This is the first accounting paper of which we are aware that studies these three NA countries.

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“…The demand for equal inheritance rights brings together three contrasting debates. Islamists oppose change in the Sharia law (Hossain, 2020a;Tamanna, 2008). In contrast, secular and modernist women's rights activists oppose the existing inheritance practices and demand uniform, secular, and equitable reform (Tamanna, 2008).…”

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“…Islamists oppose change in the Sharia law (Hossain, 2020a;Tamanna, 2008). In contrast, secular and modernist women's rights activists oppose the existing inheritance practices and demand uniform, secular, and equitable reform (Tamanna, 2008). Another group, which situates itself in the middle position, refutes the conservative arguments in Islam that continue to subordinate women.…”

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Equality in contention: exploring the debates of gender-equal inheritance rights in Bangladesh

Hossain

Jamil

2022

PAP

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PurposeThe purpose of the paper is to evaluate what caused the debates and confusion in articulating a gender-equal inheritance policy in Bangladesh, and to identify the socio-political drivers and nature of the political power play that thwarted the policy’s adoption.Design/methodology/approachThe research undergirding this paper is based on a qualitative approach involving a case study with in-depth semi-structured interviews, focus-group discussions, and secondary data analysis. The interviews were conducted with policy makers, officials, lawyers, women activists, Muslim religious scholars, Hindu priests, academics and researchers, and women representing Hindu and Muslim religions.FindingsThe findings illustrate that the controversies between the Islamic religion and national and international policies led to serious debates and confusion about gender-equal rights of inheritance in Bangladesh. The failure to formulate and adopt a gender-equal inheritance policy was influenced by several socio-political phenomena and gender-biased institutional settings. This kind of policy is deeply political, and cultural compatibility is necessary to formulate it, especially when the policy affects religious sentiments. Religious sentiments and beliefs, which are associated with religion-based personal law, therefore influence both the formulation or non-formulation of a gender-equal policy. To move forward with the fundamental idea of women’s inclusion, there is a strong need to identify the socio-cultural and political drivers behind formulating, non-formulating, as well as implementing a gender-equal policy.Originality/valueThe paper will be beneficial to scholars and policy makers who seek to explore the epicenter of challenges and opposition to formulating a gender-equal policy in the context of a developing country with a Muslim majority.

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Personal Status Laws in Morocco and Tunisia: A Comparative Exploration of the Possibilities for Equality-Enhancing Reform in Bangladesh

Cited by 9 publications

References 11 publications

Is It Gender, Religiosity or Both? A Role Congruity Theory of Candidate Electability in Transitional Tunisia

Is It Gender, Religiosity or Both? A Role Congruity Theory of Candidate Electability in Transitional Tunisia

A review of the contextual factors associated with the North African business environment - descriptive historical study

Equality in contention: exploring the debates of gender-equal inheritance rights in Bangladesh

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