Muslim women
- India
Maha: Man, fiancee booked after he gives triple talaq’ to his wife
Thane: A man and his fiancee from Maharashtra’s Thane district have been booked after he allegedly pronounced instant “triple talaq” to his wife, an official said on Wednesday. On August 1, 2019,…
- India
AIMJ chief issues fatwa against Muslim women wearing ‘Sindoor’, ‘Bindi’
Bareilly: Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Barelvi, president of All India Muslim Jamaat (AIMJ) and well-known Islamic scholar, has issued a fatwa that says Muslim women who wear ‘sindoor’, ‘kalava’ and ‘bindi’ after marrying…
- India
Entry of women into mosques for offering namaz permitted: AIMPLB to SC
New Delhi: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the entry of women into mosques for offering namaz inside is permitted. The board said…
- India
Muslim women can approach only family courts for divorce: Madras HC
Chennai: The Madras High Court has ruled that Muslim women should approach only family courts and not private bodies like Shariat Council consisting of a few members of Jamaat in order to…
- India
Gujarat: BJP Corporator booked for giving ‘triple talaq’ to wife
Mehsana: Mehsana BJP’s corporator Salim Noor Mohammad Vora has been booked on charges of giving instant talaq to his wife of 22 years. The coporator has been booked under various sections of…
- Featured News
Intriguing Tale of Muslim women Trailblazers
Since time immemorial, people across cultures have been looking down upon women for their assumed enfeebled existence, but curiously the invincible might of the nation-state is primarily imagined in terms of feminine…
- Kerala
The Kerala Story: Journalist seeks action against movie depicting women radicalised to join ISIS
Chennai: A journalist from Tamil Nadu Aravindakshan B R has written a letter to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan after having watched the teaser of a to-be-released movie called ‘The Kerala Story’.…
- India
Woman cannot end marriage through Khula unilaterally: AIMPLB
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Thursday stated that a Muslim woman does not enjoy the right to end her marriage through Khula. Further, they said that the husband…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: ‘Muslims won’t remove hijab, beard’, says Asaduddin Owaisi
Hyderabad: Hyderabad MP and All India Majlis E Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi on October 13 said Muslims in India would not remove hijab or beard. Owaisi alleged that divisive forces…
- Featured News
Setting up girls educational institutions better than constructing mosque: Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani
Imparting education to women, like men, is a divine command in Islam. In fact Islam has never been a hindering factor in the education and progress of Muslim women. Under the present…
- India
Women wearing hijab must be looked at with dignity, not as caricatures: Petitioners to SC
New Delhi: Counsel representing petitioners challenging the Karnataka High Court judgment on hijab on Monday told the Supreme Court that women who wear hijab must not be looked upon as caricatures, and…
- Featured News
75 years of Independence: Muslim women in India’s freedom struggle
As India celebrates 75 years of Independence the country often recalls those that were instrumental in the country’s freedom struggle. But often those who aren’t talked about enough evanesce into the archives…
- India
Sulli deals: SC issues notice on accused’s plea to club FIRs
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice on a plea by Aumkareshwar Thakur, who allegedly created the Sulli Deals mobile application, seeking to club all FIRs against him. A bench…
- India
‘Kat** hai na tu?’: Right-winger abuses minor, DCW takes cognisance
After incidents of attacks on Muslim traders, fruit sellers and roadside vendors, right-wing ideologues are now targeting young children. In videos that surfaced and are doing rounds on social networking sites, a…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The need to recognise Muslim women’s agency in India
Hyderabad: Given the present social scenario in India, there is a need to recognise women’s agency, special laws to address crimes against humanity and the imminent genocide in the country, said a…
