Dar Joued
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Dar Joued (Arabic: دار جواد, romanized: da:r juwa:d) was a religious women's prison in Tunis, Tunisia, housing women who had been ruled to be insubordinate or rebellious. Its existence spanned from the 16th century until the mid-20th century, reflecting and enforcing societal norms concerning gender roles and marital obedience within the Islamic legal framework of the time.[1]
Established in the 16th century, Dar Joued operated under a religious court system, adjudicating cases without the possibility of appeal. Women sent to Dar Joued were often accused by their husbands or male guardians of disobedience or rebellion and were judged by two judges, representing, respectively, the Hanafi school and the Maliki school of Islamic jurisprudence.[2] The institution was part of a broader societal mechanism to regulate women's behavior and maintain traditional family structures.[1] Habib Bourguiba's reforms, particularly the Code of Personal Status of 1956, led to Dar Joued's closure in 1957.[2]