As the Supreme Court examines Khula, the question is clear: can Muslim women exercise their right to divorce without a husband’s consent? A call for statutory reform to bridge the gap between Quranic ...

On a humid morning in June 2006, a mosque in Colombo, Sri Lanka, buzzed with the activities of my nikah (Islamic marriage) ceremony. The men, I imagine, were huddled together around the marriage ...

In 2021, Kerala High Court's had overruled a 49-year-old judgment that effectively barred Muslim women from resorting to extra judicial modes of dissolving marriage.

Discussions in India around the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) come at a critical time for Muslim women to demand legislative reforms. While the country debates around UCC, it is essential that Muslim women ...

The Supreme Court is set to examine the right of a Muslim woman to divorce her husband unilaterally through 'khula', without his consent. The hearing is scheduled for April 22.

NEW DELHI, Feb 11 (Reuters) - (This Feb. 11 story has been refiled to clarify that India is home to the third-largest Muslim population in the world, in paragraph 8) Shayara Bano heaved a sigh of ...

In a letter to the PM on Saturday, Haider said the Act aims to protect the rights of Muslim women and is a commendable initiative.

Hafsa Lodi’s debut novel, ’Turbulence,’ looks at whether balancing feminism with faith, marriage and family is really ...