Akif Tahiiev: “Women's rights in Iran: theory and practice of Shia Islamic Law”

  • Datum: 06.02.2023
  • Uhrzeit: 18:30 - 20:30
  • Vortragende(r): Akif Tahiiev (MPI-MMG)
  • Ort: Online Event
Akif Tahiiev: “Women's rights in Iran: theory and practice of Shia Islamic Law”
Akif Tahiiev is Research Fellow at MPI-MMG. He holds a PhD in Law from Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University (Ukraine) with a thesis on Shia Islamic Law and its specifics. His wider research interests include Shia Islam, Minorities, Islamic Law, Comparative Law, Human Rights and Legal History.


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In order to understand the happenings in Iran it is necessary to, first of all, understand its legal system. We would need to understand what is Shia Islamic jurisprudence and what's history of it within Iranian society, in particular regarding women's rights. During this lecture, Akif will try to answer the question of how women's rights are explained in classical Shia law and how they are interpreted in Iran and other modern legal systems where Shia Islamic law is implemented.



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