Tag: UCC

Uttarakhand’s UCC seen through a Muslim women’s political perspective

Muslim women, battling patriarchy in the courts and within their community make a strong independent case for agency and voice; personal laws and other norms and practices remain stumbling blocks to a community also battling marginalisation within an autocrising majoritarian, Indian democracy

On UCC, personal law reform & the politics of competitive communalism

Crucial reforms in Muslim personal law, especially laws related to inheritance and adoption need to bne initiated forthwith; historically speaking, without the state’s backing, hardly has any reform taken place or allowed to prevail

Hate-speech deployed by right-wing groups demanding UCC, Population Control Bill

Rallies organised by Hindutva organisations use divisive rhetoric and conspiracy theories about Muslims and Christians

Muslim Women’s Quest for Gender-Just Laws

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.

IMSD supports a religion-neutral, gender-just UCC

Ironically, in secular India the ulema continue to cling to medieval, patriarchal notions of gender relations in the name of Islam.

What does the Citizens Draft of the Egalitarian Uniform Civil Code Say?

Sabrangindia has exclusively accessed the draft of the uniform...

Need Uniform Civil Code (UCC) that is Egalitarian, Citizens hand Draft to Law Panel Chief

As many as eight eminent citizens, including scholars, a...

Not A Woman In Sight at Anjuman’s ‘Ladies Rally’ Against UCC

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