New Delhi: Poorly informed Muslim clerics are often to blame for the plight of women in the community, particularly when it comes to triple talaq, the Muslim practice of instant divorce that has been declared illegal, says a new book. The state of affairs is more pronounced in small towns, particularly[Read More…]
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Muslim clerics term move to let women go on Haj without male ‘Un-Islamic’
The move of letting women aged more than 45 years to go to Haj without their close male kin if they are travelling in groups of four or more was termed “un-Islamic” by Sunni Barelvi clerics. The statement came after union minority affairs minister, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that the[Read More…]