This paper is, in part, a response to the NZPGLeJ Editor-in-Chief Herman Salton’s article, “‘Veiled Threats?’ Islam, Headscarves and Freedom of Religion in France and the United States”, which was published in the first issue of this journal. However, it moves beyond Salton’s article...

The Kuwait Nationality Law 1959 denies women the same rights as men to pass on their Kuwaiti citizenship to their children. Male Kuwaitis will automatically pass on their nationality to their children regardless of their choice of spouse, but the same is not true for Kuwaiti women. If a Kuwaiti...

This paper addresses the role of women in post-conflict nation-building, especially in Muslim-majority countries during the post-conflict transitional period. It adopts the case of Afghanistan as a case study and considers what role women should play in post-conflict peace-making, especially in...