Flavia Agnes

UCC and triple talaq debate: Media has wholly ignored misreading of religious texts

In the much-hyped debate on the Uniform Civil Code and the Islamic conception of talaq-e-salasa (triple talaq), news media has understated a very crucial point. Just as the landmark developments in law brought about by judicial pronouncements could not receive the required attention of media, the misreading of religious texts has been wholly ignored in the debate.

Uniform Civil Code debate focuses on Muslim law but ignores other communities: Flavia Agnes

Firstpost in an interview with Flavia Agnes tries to find out the sticking points of the current debate around UCC, triple talaq and the Muslim Law Board.

Uniform Civil Code: Both govt and AIMPLB should let Supreme Court do its job

There's a need to right what Shayara Bano’s PIL on triple talaq points out, but to achieve the government should aim for integration, not oppression, writes Sadia Dhailey

Nearly 80% of divorced Indian Muslims are women, shows Census 2011 data

In India, for every divorced Muslim man, there are four divorced Muslim women, an IndiaSpend analysis of Census 2011 data shows. Across religious communities, except Sikhs, there are more divorced women than men. But the gender skew is particularly sharp among Muslims

Triple talaq: Why Flavia Agnes' position on Shayara Bano's SC petition is anti-women

The fight to seek a ban on triple talaq is difficult. How the women fighting for it deserve anything but applause is something Flavia Agnes needs to answer.