Beenish Riaz
Biographic Data
| ID | 6762003 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Beenish Riaz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Beenish |
| FAMILY NAME | Riaz |
| SIGNATURE | RIAZ B |
| AFFILIATIONS | New York University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Win the Battle, Lose the War
In 1979, following a military coup, President Zia-ul-Haq sought to foment his power by ‘Islamizing’ Pakistan. Among other policies, he enacted the Hudood Ordinances to codify classical Islamic fiqh on criminal law, including the controversial Zina Ordinance (“Ordinance”) which criminalizes sex outside of marriage. Shortly after its passing, the Ordinance led to the unjust incarceration of thousands of low-income women across the country. Decrying…
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Win the Battle, Lose the War
In 1979, following a military coup, President Zia-ul-Haq sought to foment his power by ‘Islamizing’ Pakistan. Among other policies, he enacted the Hudood Ordinances to codify classical Islamic fiqh on criminal law, including the controversial Zina Ordinance (“Ordinance”) which criminalizes sex outside of marriage. Shortly after its passing, the Ordinance led to the unjust incarceration of thousands of low-income women across the country. Decrying…
Gender Politics and Representation (1 work) · Gender, Security, and Conflict (1 work) · History (1 work) · History (1 work) · Human rights (1 work) · Impunity (1 work) · Islam (1 work) · Law (1 work) · Law (1 work) · Political science (1 work)