1 CASE STUDIES ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACHIEVEMENTS OF MANUSHER JONNO FOUNDATIONS PARTNERS VAW PROJECTS 2 Prepared By Violence against Women (VAW) and Women Rights focused Partner organisation of MJF Coordinated By Arpita Das, Program Manager, Manusher Jonno foundation Banasree Mitra Neogi, Program Coordinator-Violence against Women, Manusher Jonno Foundation Edited by Shaheen Anam Shazzad Khan Write up on Legal Provisions Irfat Ara IVA Arpita Das Translated by Shamim Ashraf Copyright@ 2009 Manusher Jonno Foundation April 2009 Published by Manusher Jonno Foundation House 122, Road 1, Block-F, Banani Model Town, Dhaka 1213, Bangladesh Phone: 88 (02)8824309, 8810152, 8811161, Fax: 88 (02) 8810162 E-mail:
[email protected] ,URL: www.manusher.org DTP Design & Publication Transparent Photo Credit MJF Archive Special Thanks to Tayeba Begum Lipi “Feminine” 3 Glossary Sl. Commonly/Locally Elaboration No. Used Terms 1 Bedai Talak Irrevocable Divorce 2 Denmahr The amount of money pledged to be paid to the bride by the bridegroom in a Muslim marriage 3 Farz According to Muslim law which are made it binding/obligatory for all 4 Fatwa (edict) The dictionary meaning of 'Fatwa' is Religious Decree. Fatwa is a legal statement in Islam, issued by a mufti or a religious lawyer, on a specific issue. Fatwa’s are asked for by judges or individuals, and are needed in cases where a issue of fiqh is undecided or uncertain. Lawsuits can be settled on the basis of a fatwa. It is vital that a fatwa is not based upon the muftis or lawyers own will and ideas, he must render it in accordance with fixed precedent.