(November 2007) The first in WLP's Translation Series, Guide to Equality in the Family in the Maghreb is an innovative advocacy tool for reform of family law in Muslim-majority societies. The Guide outlines a process that relates meaningful social change to women's capability to make deliberate and thoughtful choices. Family law in Muslim-majority societies governs every aspect of a woman's life - from minimum age and conditions of marriage, to divorce, child custody, and the right to work, travel, or decide on a place of residence. The reform of family law is therefore crucial to women's ability to participate on equal terms in both family life and public life. In each thematic module, the Guide presents the current state of the law, then proposes religious, human rights, sociological, and domestic legal arguments for reform, well-supported by relevant data. In 2005, WLP published the English edition of the Guide to increase the availability of feminist works produced in the Global South. In 2007, WLP published the Persian edition for use by Afghan women |