Negotiating marriage and divorce in Accra : Muslim women's experiences.

Master Thesis

2012

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Issaka, Fulera
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Tayob, Abdulkader
Shaikh, Sa'diyya
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University of Cape Town

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Department of Religious Studies
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This thesis sets out to investigate Muslim women’s marital experiences in Accra, Ghana, West Africa. In particular, these experiences had to do with negotiating marriage and divorce. It included the broad marital relations like decision-making, roles and responsibilities, and the management and responses of marital disputes and abuse. I used a qualitative method in this research. I interviewed twelve Muslim women in Accra who provided me with their perspectives, experiences and responses of socio-religious norms concerning gender roles. In addition, they shared their experiences and perspectives on wife abuse and their consequent reactions and management of wife abuse.
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Issaka, F. 2012. Negotiating marriage and divorce in Accra : Muslim women's experiences. University of Cape Town.

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