Religious Practices

Women can pray in segregated spaces in mosques, Muslim personal law board tells SC

Free intermixing of genders in the same line or common space does not conform to Islam’s position, the All-India Muslim Personal Law Board said.

Scroll Staff
· Feb 09, 2023 · 09:03 pm
For Muslim women in India, mosques remain largely out of bound – even without entry bans

Last month, Delhi’s Jama Masjid sparked a furore by banning the entry of women. The order was taken back, but it came as a reminder of the exclusion women face.

Zafar Aafaq
· Dec 16, 2022 · 09:00 am
VHP demands that prayer in Tipu Sultan’s name be stopped at Karnataka temple

The ‘salam mangalarati’ is performed at the Mookambika temple at the Kollur village in the state’s Udupi district.

Scroll Staff
· Mar 28, 2022 · 02:00 pm

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Fasting unto death for religion is not suicide or euthanasia, say outraged Jains

The Rajasthan High Court has ruled that the Jain tradition of Santhara – giving up food and water to wait for death – is akin to suicide and therefore illegal.

Aarefa Johari
· Aug 13, 2015 · 12:30 pm