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India’s Muslim Personal Law allows Muslim men to divorce their wives by saying the word talaq three times – in person, via text or by social media. Now the Indian Supreme Court is reviewing the practice, in response to women activists who want the whole of Muslim Personal Law, and both Hindu and Muslim religious groups have joined the fray.
Afroz Alam warns against letting right-wingers take over the debate and calls for India’s Muslims to show their progressive side.
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A Muslim bride waits to take vows that could be instantly broken via SMS.
Danish Siddiqui /Reuters
Afroz Alam, Maulana Azad National Urdu University
India's Supreme Court could soon rule to abolish "triple talaq", a practice that allows Muslim men to divorce their wives instantaneously and discriminates against women.
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