Towards a New Interpretation of Quran 4:34

For almost fourteen centuries, Muslim men and women believed, or have been led to believe, that beating wives is a permitted act in Islam and the Quran has been used to support this physical violence against women. Permissible violence against women has mainly been justified on the basis of the Qura...

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Main Author: Ghafournia, Nafiseh (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2017
In: Hawwa
Year: 2017, Volume: 15, Issue: 3, Pages: 279-292
Further subjects:B Quran chapter 4 verse 34 women domestic violence patriarchal approach egalitarian approach
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