This paper focuses on South African Muslim women’s experiences with engaging religious leaders in matters pertaining to divorce initiatives. By presenting a selection of Muslim women’s narratives on divorce initiatives, this paper argues that particular problematic power relationships rooted in outmoded patriarchal legal norms dominate religious leaders’ engagement...

This paper focuses on South African Muslim women’s experiences with engaging religious leaders in matters pertaining to divorce initiatives. By presenting a selection of Muslim women’s narratives on divorce initiatives, this paper argues that particular problematic power relationships rooted in outmoded patriarchal legal norms dominate religious leaders’ engagement...