**About the Editor**

**Dr Waheeda Amien** (BA LLB (Cape Town) LLM (Western Cape) PhD (Ghent)) is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law, University of Cape Town. She is a South African National Research Foundation Rated Researcher. Her areas of specialisation include Family Law, Religion and Gender, with a particular focus on Muslim Family Law. She is a Member of the South African Law Reform Commission Advisory Committee on the Review of Aspects of Matrimonial Property Law. She is also a Member of the Executive Body of the International Commission on Legal Pluralism..
