This pioneering work addresses Islamic property and land rights by drawing on a range of socio-historical, classical and contemporary debates. The authors consider the possibilities for inclusive and pro-poor approaches to land rights within Islamic...
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This pioneering work addresses Islamic property and land rights by drawing on a range of socio-historical, classical and contemporary debates. The authors consider the possibilities for inclusive and pro-poor approaches to land rights within Islamic legal and human rights systems
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Cover; About the Authors; Title; Copyright; Contents; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Foreword by Anna K. Tibaijuka, UN Under-Secretary-General, Executive-Director of UN-HABITAT; 1 Researching Islam, Land and Property; 2 Islamic Law, Land and Methodologies; 3 Islamic Land Tenures and Reform; 4 Islamic Human Rights and Land; 5 Inheritance Laws and Systems; 6 Muslim Women and Property; 7 The Waqf (Endowment) and Islamic Philanthropy; 8 Islamic Credit and Microfinance; Postscript; Bibliography; Glossary; Index
