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Muslim men instantly divorcing women could be declared criminals in India
A proposed bill criminalizing “triple talaq” among Indian Muslims has spawned an acrimonious debate. Critics complain if it becomes law, it could be used as a tool against Muslim men and wouldn’t help Muslim women.
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Road to empowerment for muslim girls and women
The hunger to learn and have an education is a dream most Kashmiri girls aspire and want. © Murali Krishnan
Empowerment for Muslim women in India is still some distance away. Many are denied an education and forced into early marriages. But a recent Supreme Court ruling banning unilateral divorce could be the harbinger of better things to come.
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Comments deactivated The fight against ‘instant’ divorce in India
In India, Muslim men can divorce their wives in seconds by uttering the word “Talaq” three times. As a result, women are often left destitute and without access to their children. Now India’s top court is to decide on the legality of the practice.
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Comments deactivated Nearly all India’s Muslim women reject ‘triple talaq’ and polygamy (I)
Muslim women in India © Reuters/P.Rossignol
More than 90 percent of Muslim women surveyed in India want the “triple talaq” divorce ritual and polygamy banned from family civil law in the country, a study by a women’s rights organization, the Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA), showed.
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