Shari`ah objectives of marriage: the significance in stabilizing families by Haneef, Sayed Sikandar Shah

“…The very fact that the rate of divorce -with its attendant devastating effect on children, among Muslims, the world over is staggeringly on the rise and even our Islamic family laws are incapable of containing its wreaking havoc on our home is symptomatic of such loss of vision on our part. …”
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'Acting upon our religion': Muslim women's movements and the remodelling of Islamic practice in India by Jones, J

“…Simultaneously, this same framework for handling religious questions has historically given intra-community and clerical voices particular influence in regulating Muslim community affairs and family laws, compelling activists to seek women's empowerment in individual and local community contexts to further their objectives, including through the assertion of experimental forms of religious conduct.…”

When ethnic minorities divorce in multicultural Britain: a survey of legal challenges with a focus on the south asian experience by Belle, A

“…Though my analysis has been restricted to customs of divorce, it is hoped that it offers a sense of the challenges that would emerge when official and secular family laws attempt to prevail over its counterparts in the religious/personal realm. …”

Down Syndrome Legislation in the U.S. and Italy: A Comparison by Francesca Gottardi

“…Additionally, once individuals with Down syndrome are born, how does the legal framework support these children and their families? Law and policy regarding access to care make a big difference in the quality of life of people with Down syndrome. …”
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Establishment of a family court: Towards sustainability of family institution in Malaysian context by Che Soh @ Yusoff, Roslina

“…In the administration of family laws, the Muslims and the non Muslims population are governed by separate legal systems that establish separate courts having exclusive jurisdictions on each population. …”
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Hukum Waris dan Wasiat (Sebuah Perbandingan antara Pemikiran Hazairin dan Munawwir Sjadzali) by Rosidi Jamil

“…Therefore, inheritance law reform is done rarely, it is different with Islamic family laws that are many changed. However, it does not mean all Muslims consider it is a rule that can not be changed, but there are some people who believe that the law of inheritance in Islam can be changed in accordance with social conditions. …”
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