Does the Dower Equate to Economic Security for Muslim Women in Malaysia?

Raihanah Azahari, Zalina Zakaria, Asmak Ab Rahman, Hasbi Muh Ali and Toseef Azid

Chapter 21 in Economic Empowerment of Women in the Islamic World:Theory and Practice, 2020, pp 445-468 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: Dower-giving symbolizes the love that a husband holds for a wife, and in Islamic teaching it is also a type of socio-economic guarantee for the wife. This chapter investigates the practice of dower-giving among Muslims in Malaysia. The interview method was used to collect data that could be used to identify dower practices among Muslims in Sabah, a state in Malaysia. It was found that, notwithstanding the fact that a dower, according to the religion of Islam, should be a form of economic security for women in their marriage contract, this is not the case in practice in Malaysia.

Keywords: Islam; Gender Studies; Women Studies; Quran; Sunnah; Female Empowerment; Shariah; Prophet Muhammad; Business in Islam; Patriarchal Fundamentalism; Secular Feminism; Women's Rights; Human Rights; Aceh; Gender Empowerment Measure; Globalization; Press Freedom; Organisation of Islamic Cooperation; Education; Arab World; Nanofinance; Microfinance; Labour; Ottoman Empire; Iran; Waqaf; Waqf; Malaysia; Pakistan; Singapore; Dual-Income Households; Bangladesh; Food Security; Human Capital; Saudi Arabia; Turkey (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A13 A14 J16 O1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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