Seemingly mundane bureaucratic papers–such as birth and marriage certificates–are
official proof of legal identities and relations to kin, usually issued by the state of origin. For …

This article explores the role of temporary marriage in the formation of a 'modern'Islamic
sexual and relational ethics for 'halal'(religiously permissible) dating. Based on ethnographic …

Nowadays, an increasingly diverse demographic profile and higher figures of cross-national
kinship formations characterize European countries. Paying attention to transnational …

This paper studies Muslim marriages and divorces in Islamic centers in Italy, which are
influenced by religion, and conducted outside the scope of Italian laws. The paper is …

Nation states want to control their populations, including how they reproduce. In the present
era of migration, this involves not only restricting marriage migration from ethnic minorities' …

Page 1 LA COLLECTION Elle est portée par l’équipe de STRIGES, la Structure de
recherche interdisciplinaire sur le genre, l’égalité et la sexualité basée à la Maison des …

The practice of unregistered marriages (nikah siri) in traditional Muslim communities is often
seen as non-compliance with state regulations. However, this behaviour cannot be …

Close to a decade ago, Hazem 1—a self-proclaimed Islamist activist in his late-thirties—was
about to enter into an 'urfi marriage 2 with the young woman he was courting at the time. At …

Empirical data research has clearly shown that Muslim family law is unofficially applied
across Europe (Mustasaari and Al-Sharmani 2018; Bone 2020; Khalfaoui 2020). This is …

Marrying at the intersection of religious and national provisions, spouses-to-be navigating
the Mediterranean Sea offer a privileged observatory of potential mismatches between state …