Tag: Muslim Women

Two shocking incidents of moral policing and harassment involving members of the Muslim community emerged this week. In Muzaffarnagar, a Muslim woman was assaulted and forcibly stripped of her hijab, while in Bengaluru, a young woman was harassed for being in an interfaith relationship with a Hindu man. Both incidents, captured on video, highlight a disturbing rise in intolerance and moral policing, particularly targeting interfaith relationships

'Let men wear it'

 A viral video has captured an incident of harassment towards a Muslim family during the Holi festivities in Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor. Three accused have been taken in custody thus far.

The Court noticed and addressed a gap in the Kerala Registration of Marriages (Common) Rules, 2008 which did not provide for the registration of divorces that are obtained under personal law.

CJP secretary Teesta Setalvad in conversation with Author, Journalist...

Muslim women are in favour of gender-just laws, but Muslim women’s groups recognise that the women have to contest both the Muslim Personal Law and the politics around the demonisation of everything that is Muslim.

One incident from Maharashtra and two from Uttar Pradesh were reported

On February 13, a mother and her daughter were...

This showcase of religious harmony was reported from a Gurudwara in Indore

Born in Kasargod in Kerala on June 30, 1936, Sara Aboobacker has written at length on the dilemma in the lives of Muslim women of the Beary community, living in the coastal districts bordering Karnataka and Kerala