In Assam, Muslim women cautiously welcome move to outlaw polygamy

Many, though, fear it will be another stick to criminalise the community.

Rokibuz Zaman

· Sep 17, 2023 · 06:30 am

Sharia courts divide opinion even among Muslims – but they are not a parallel justice system

Darul Qaza, which the All India Muslim Personal Law Board wants to have in every district, is essentially an arbitration council whose verdicts are not binding.

Faisal Fareed

· Jul 13, 2018 · 06:30 am

Muslim personal law board says triple talaq bill will make divorce illegal

An AIMPLB spokesperson claimed that the board was not against the law, but wanted to get rid of the flaws in it.

Scroll Staff

· Feb 08, 2018 · 07:46 pm

By striking down instant talaq, Supreme Court reiterates its powers to set aside arbitrary laws

In an eloquent judgment, Justice Rohinton Nariman said courts have the duty to protect citizens from arbitrary lawmaking.

Sruthisagar Yamunan

· Aug 22, 2017 · 04:56 pm

Triple talaq case: Model nikahnamas exist, but most brides have no say in their marriage contracts

The Muslim Personal Law Board claims that wives can protect themselves from triple talaq through their nikahnamas, but does this ideal work on the ground?

Aarefa Johari

· May 19, 2017 · 09:00 am

Women's activist Nikhath Fathima explains why she quit Muslim personal law board

The member of the board's Chennai chapter resigned as a result of differences on triple talaq.

Jyoti Punwani

· Nov 27, 2016 · 07:30 am

Triple talaq: The Muslim Law Board’s affidavit in the Supreme Court has a few positives for women

But these are buried beneath the Board’s unashamed defence of instant triple talaq on the ground that it prevents women from being murdered by their husbands.

Flavia Agnes

· Sep 09, 2016 · 08:00 am

Banning the burkini reinforces a single story about Muslim women – they need saving

It may be politically convenient, but the ban by some French cities on the burkini bathing assumes all Muslim women view covered clothing in the same way.

Pina Sadar, The Conversation

· Aug 22, 2016 · 11:30 pm

Silent reform in courtrooms is already ending the patriarchal stranglehold on Islam

A response to recent articles published on Scroll.in on the debate on triple talaq in India.

A Faizur Rahman

· Jul 08, 2016 · 05:30 pm

Triple talaq: Silent reform in courtrooms isn’t enough to end the patriarchal stranglehold on Islam

A response to lawyer Flavia Agnes’ criticism of the Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan's campaign to end triple talaq.

Javed Anand

· Jun 27, 2016 · 10:30 am

Meet the ordinary Muslim women fighting an extraordinary case against triple talaq in India

Shayara Bano, Afreen Rahman and the women of the Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan are at the forefront of a social reform movement in the Muslim community.

Aarefa Johari

· Jun 09, 2016 · 09:00 am

Opinion: There is no immunity for Muslim personal law from the jurisdiction of Supreme Court

For 68 years since independence, religious leaders have succeeded in preventing any legislative reform.

Tahir Mahmood

· Mar 30, 2016 · 08:00 am