The Muslim Post

Muslim women will not misuse the ‘triple talaq’ law

Muslim women will not misuse the 'triple talaq' law

Immediately after the Indian government announced a bill criminalising “triple talaq”, the proposal has been mired in controversy. Banning the practice of a husband divorcing his wife by uttering “talaq” three times within Muslim communities has been under discussion in India for years now. The practice has rendered hundreds of Muslim women homeless, forced out […]

Indian PM Criticizes Controversial Muslim Divorce Law

Indian PM Criticizes Controversial Muslim Divorce Law

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday waded into a controversy over a Muslim divorce law he said was destroying women’s lives, drawing criticism from rivals that he was fishing for minority votes in a major state election next year. Modi criticized the so-called “triple talaq”, that allows a Muslim man […]