8vo. 127 pp., cloth in d/w, appendices, biblio, index, previous owner’s name inscribed verso front & lower cover, lightly creased at spine, otherwise copy in very good condition, Croom Helm, London, 1980.

Synopsis

The author looks at the factors which have influenced and continue to affect the position held by women in the United Arab Emirates. He argues that Islamic law has granted women rights and privileges in the sphere of family, life, marriage, education and economic pursuits which aim at providing their status in society.