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A series of Dalit-Muslim conferences over the past couple of months in states such as Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Telangana has rekindled hopes among their leaders of forging a joint “social justice” movement in the run-up to the 2019 general election. The Mahmood Madani-led faction of the Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind, …
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Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan shares draft on amendments to Triple Talaq Bill
The Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA), a group that was one of the petitioners in the Supreme Court seeking triple talaq ban, held a press conference on the issue on Monday. The move comes a day after the women’s wing of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) took …
Read More »Former AIMPLB member Nadvi allegedly asked for bribe to ‘solve’ Ayodhya dispute
A complaint was lodged against former All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) member Maulana Salman Husaini Nadwi here on Thursday for allegedly demanding a Rs 5,000 crore as bribe to get the Ayodhya dispute solved in favour of the Hindus, police said. The complaint was filed in the Hasanganj police station …
Read More »70,000 Muslim women protest against Triple Talaq Bill in Malegaon
A large throng of approximately 70,000 women, mostly clad in hijab, stepped out of their houses in Malegaon to join a silent march protesting against the Centre’s Triple Talaq Bill. Holding placards, they stated they did not want any interference in Sharia (Islamic law) by the government. This is the …
Read More »Muslim Law Board to ask grooms for oath against instant talaq
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), which failed to convince the Supreme Court against banning instant triple talaq last year, is all set to make it binding on Muslim men to commit in the nikahnama (Islamic marriage contract) that they will not use the practice. Over a month after the Lok Sabha passed the …
Read More »Nikahnama to be modified to deter Muslims from giving triple talaq: AIMPLB
To deter the practice of triple talaq, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) is all set to introduce a new provision in its model nikahnama in which the man has to commit that he will not give triple talaq (instant divorce), a spokesman of the board said. The development comes …
Read More »Muslim bodies urge followers not to perform sacrifice on roads to avoid complains from other communities
Ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, a number of prominent Muslim organisations and leaders have urged the followers of Islam to avoid offering animal sacrifice on roads, maintain hygiene, exercise restraint and not give a reason to people of other communities to complain. However, they have exhorted the Muslims to perform “qurbani” (animal …
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