Video: Women and the Law in Jordan

Cultural practices and weaknesses in the legal protection framework can (at times) work against women, whose rights are often curbed and abused (in Jordan).

In our upcoming research paper, ‘Women and the Law in Jordan: Islam as a Path to Reform’, we argue that Islam itself is women’s best ally for the protection and respect of their rights. Islam came to liberate women, and its role is not to switch from liberator to oppressor. We argue that modern interpretation of Shari’a through ijtihad, combined with interventions aimed at preventing negative cultural practices, can strengthen the protection of women.

To highlight the importance of the themes we investigate, we have created this video as an introduction to the results of our research.

Our research report ‘Women and the Law in Jordan: Islam as a Path to Reform’ will be released in May.