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Conference Paper / Presentation | 2012

Between Sharia and CEDAW in Sudan: Islamist women negotiating gender equity

Liv Tønnessen (2012)
Presented at: American Anthropology Association, November 14-18 2012 in San Fransisco
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Liv Tønnessen

Director of Center on Law and Social Transformation and Senior Researcher
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Poverty Reduction and Gender Justice in Contexts of Complex Legal Pluralism

Jan 2009 - Dec 2011
  • Gender
  • Sudan
  • Legal pluralism
  • Gender equity
  • CEDAW
  • Sharia
  • Class
  • Qawama
  • Nafaqa
  • Islamism

Also from this project:

Book Chapter | 2014

Entre la Sharia y la CEDAW en Sudan: Mujeres islamistas negocian la equidad de género

Liv Tønnessen

Justicia de Género y pluralidades legales: Perspectivas Latinoamericanas y Afrikanas

Edited Book | 2014

Justicia de Género y pluralidades legales: Perspectivas Latinoamericanas y Afrikanas

Rachel Sieder y John-Andrew McNeish

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Journal Article | 2024

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