TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - The politics of misogyny: General Zia-ul-Haq's Islamization of Pakistan's legal system
JO  - Contemporary justice review
A1  - Burki, Shireen Khan
SP  - 103
EP  - 119
VL  - 19
IS  - 1
N2  - General Zia-ul-Haq's ambitious Islamization program vis-à-vis gender status in an Islamic Republic remains embedded in the legal system to the detriment of Pakistan's females. Passage of the Hudood Ordinances of 1979 was a harbinger of things to come as the military junta moved to implement laws perceived to be congruent with Shariah (Islamic) law. This article examines specific discriminatory legal measures, which ensured the reversal of the slow but significant gains made by females since Pakistan's creation in 1947; and explores how certain draconian measures enacted by Zia's regime served to mobilize some Pakistani women to political activism.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1028-2580
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10282580.2015.1101683
ID  - ref1
ER  -