polygamy
- India
SC’s 5-judge bench to hear pleas against polygamy, nikah halala
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said that it will set up a five-judge Constitution bench to hear pleas challenging the constitutional validity of polygamy and ‘nikah halala’ practice among Muslims.…
- Middle East
94% of Kuwaiti men content with one wife: Reports
Kuwait: The issue of the second wife, which surfaces from time to time with the issuance of statistics, indicates that 94 percent of Kuwaiti men are satisfied with only one wife, local…
- India
SC agrees to form constitution bench to hear pleas against polygamy, ‘nikah-halala’
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to reconstitute a constitution bench to hear a clutch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the practice of polygamy and ‘nikah-halala’ among Muslims.…
- India
SC to begin hearing on pleas against polygamy, nikah halala in October
New Delhi: A Supreme Court Constitution bench on Tuesday issued notice on a batch of pleas for striking down practice of polygamy and nikah halala in Muslims and scheduled the hearing on…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: HC refuses to quash ‘bigamy’ case of man with 3 wives
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has refused a petition seeking to quash the case of bigamy filed against a 76-year-old man who admitted that he is still married to three women. The…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: Course to train men in picking 2nd wife cancelled after outrage
A training course in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia designed to teach men skills of choosing a second wife sparked controversy and anger among Saudi women which later led to the cancellation…
- Featured News
Opinion: Saudia plagued by an un-Islamic practice
By Asad Mirza An alleged un-Islamic practice has mushroomed in Saudi Arabia, with wider societal and moral implications, while the Saudi authorities remain indifferent to it. The Saudi society currently is facing…
- World
South Africa to soon let women have multiple husbands
Pretoria: South Africa’s (SA) government’s decision, that is likely to be made into law soon, to allow women to have multiple husbands — has sparked widespread debate in the country. South Africa…
- India
Lawyer writes to SC seeking early hearing of pleas on Polygamy
New Delhi: An advocate has written to Chief Justice of India S A Bobde seeking early hearing of pleas challenging the practices of polygamy and ‘nikah halala’ among Muslims. A three-judge bench…
- Top Stories
Lockdown lets out secret of multiple wives in KSA
Riyadh: The subject of marriage and divorce has dominated in the kingdom amid the measures taken by the rulers for curbing the deadly coronavirus. 30 pc increase in divorces In February, 13,000…
- Opinions
Sabarimala; Ayodhya and; now, Nikah Halala and Polygamy
Shafeeq R. Mahajir After the winter break, the Supreme Court will hear plea challenging practices of “Nikah Halala and polygamy” by one Upadhyay, an advocate. He is not an affected party neither…
- News
DCW writes to PM Modi, demands law against Nikah Halala and Polygamy
New Delhi [India]: The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chairperson Swati Maliwal on Thursday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding a law against Nikah Halala and Polygamy in the…
- News
Polygamy misinterpreted; injustice to women & children: Grand Imam of Al-Azhar
Cairo: In his weekly TV show, Sheikh Ahmed El Tayeb, the Grand Imam of Al Azhar, claimed that the understanding of polygamy has been distorted and the way it is currently misinterpreted…
- Top Stories
Polygamy without understanding Quran, Sunnah is ‘injustice’ to women reminds Renowned Imam
Egypt: Polygamy in Islam is permitted but people with no knowledge and understanding of the Quran are doing ‘injustice’ to women said, renowned Egyptian Imam. Egypt’s prominent Imam Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb who…
- World
Tunisia: Muslim women protest in favour of Polygamy
Tunisia: Muslim women in Tunisia have started protesting in favour of polygamy. This has resulted in a very serious crisis in view of the increasing number of unmarried women in the country.…
