Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan

Triple talaq case petitioner proposes Muslim Family Law on lines of Hindu, Indian Christian marriage acts

A petitioner in the triple talaq case came out with a proposal for a Muslim Family Law to govern marriages and divorces in the community on the lines of the Hindu and Indian Christian marriage acts

Triple talaq ban: Mere judgment won't suffice; educating and building awareness equally important

In April 2017, the AIMPLB argued that Muslim personal law permitted triple talaq though it was a sin and also called for the social boycott of instant triple talaq.

SC to pronounce historic triple talaq verdict today: AIMPLB should understand that gender justice can't come from 'guidelines'

Scores of Muslim women being victims of triple talaq, being thrown out of homes, being rendered destitute, women running pillar to post for help (for themselves and their children), clerics abusing women in the name of halala – all of this suffering and pain has been noticed, documented and opposed by the Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan, and other women's groups and the cause has been taken up by some lawyers even, in the last five-six years.

Triple talaq arguments in Supreme Court: Here's what AIMPLB, Centre and women's organisations said

No matter how liberally you interpret triple talaq, it is unilateral. It is an extra-judicial unilateral process and it is final without any discussions on the consequences.

Triple Talaq: Muslim Law Board's stand in Supreme Court rebuffs Quran, Constitution

If the Supreme Court declares the practice of instant triple talaq, which is given in one sitting, as illegal, the apex court's decision will still be as per the Quran

Haji Ali: Tears, tea and qawwali as women enter dargah after five-year gap

After five years and a series of legal battles and agitations, around 250 women entered the famous Haji Ali dargah in Mumbai on Tuesday afternoon and solemnly offered prayers, an activist said.

Women activists will re-enter Haji Ali dargah after 5 years

On 24 October, SC ruling upheld equal access to men and women, and the Haji Ali trust expressed readiness to allow women inside till the sanctum sanctorum.

Triple talaq: AIMPLB's decision to establish a women's wing is just a token gesture

The recent decision of the AIMPLB to establish a separate 'women's wing' will not bring about any change in the status of Muslim women within the family.

Muslim personal law: Shayara Bano case outcome may be far greater than that of Shah Bano case

There are, no doubt, striking resemblances between the Shah Bano case of 1985 and Shayara Bano case of 2016 as regards the plights of the victims.

Triple talaq: Govt, courts doing their bit but why have 'liberals' abandoned Muslim women?

It is disheartening to find India's liberals, who should have been at the vanguard of banning triple talaq and led the charge against institutionalised subjugation, go AWOL on this subject