Web resource:	http://www.mwnna.org.au/2012/05/27/violence-against-wives/
Type:	Electronic publication
Title:	Violence against wives
Authors:	Muslim Women’s National Network of Australia
Keywords:	Faith-Based Responses;Faith-based Communities
Population:	Culturally and linguistically diverse
Year:	2012
Publisher:	Muslim Women’s National Network of Australia, Granville
Notes:	This article provides an overview of Islamic law in relation to violence against women by men in comparison to Australian law. It includes a review of sources of Islamic law and interpretation of Islamic as it applies to violence against women. The author concludes that Islamic law condemns the abuse of women by their partners and that women have a right to apply for divorce on the basis of ill-treatment from her husband.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/21209
Physical description:	6p
Appears in Collections:	Online resource

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