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Patralekha Chatterjee | The Hijab row: Beyond the hype and hysteria

Why do people care more about a headscarf worn by a woman than what is going on inside her head?

12 Feb 2022 12:42 AM

Calls for UN probe on China’s forced birth control on muslim women

A recent AP investigation had found Chinese government taking draconian measures to slash birth rates among Uighurs and other minorities

01 Jul 2020 10:46 AM

Let Muslim women decide over mosque entry, says SC

The petition was filed by Swamy Dethathrey Sai Swaroop Nath — president, Kerala unit of Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha.

09 Jul 2019 12:41 AM

Sri Lanka bars Muslim women from wearing veils in public after Easter bombings

'The ban is to ensure national security... No one should obscure their faces to make identification difficult,' the statement said.

29 Apr 2019 9:55 AM

SC to examine plea to allow Muslim women to enter mosques for prayers

'Only reason we may hear you is because of our judgment in the Sabarimala temple case,' bench said.

16 Apr 2019 11:40 AM

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Recognise your 'true brothers', UP CM Adityanath tells Muslim women

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath referred to the Centre's step to ban triple talaq.

10 Apr 2019 8:11 PM

Triple talaq criminalised; President Kovind promulgates 4 ordinances

The Ordinance will protect the rights of married Muslim women and deter the practice of divorce by triple talaq, that is, talaq –e –biddat.

21 Feb 2019 4:56 PM

Ordinance on instant triple talaq is re-issued

A bill to convert the earlier ordinance, issued in September 2018, was cleared by the Lok Sabha on December 27, 2018.

14 Jan 2019 6:22 AM

2 Muslim women in US Congress make history, break a stereotype

No sooner had the clip featuring Representative Tlaib hit the contentious airwaves of American cable news that it went viral.

11 Jan 2019 12:29 AM

End to male privilege of instant divorce

Valiant Muslim women in India take up the big fight to change the misogynistic Islamic divorce law of triple talaq.

23 Dec 2018 12:05 AM

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Living with Islamophobia

Islamophobia has increasingly become a part of the political rhetoric.

10 Sep 2018 6:35 AM

Burqa: The case of Muslim face cover

The teaching of Prophet Muhammad provides the wisest advice: Muslims should follow the practices of the society in which they live.

10 Sep 2018 6:30 AM

Headscarves have evolved as a symbol of identity

All of this would be readily acceptable were it not for the fact that this particular contest is a beauty pageant.

06 Sep 2018 7:50 AM

Mystic Mantra: No space for ‘I’ in Sufi doctrine

One of the most striking aspects of the female Sufis is the certainty expressed in their relationship with God and His love for them.

28 Aug 2018 12:49 AM

Cabinet tweaks talaq bill, okays bail for accused

The new version of the bill with a provision for bail is expected to win support of the Congress and other Opposition parties in the Rajya Sabha.

10 Aug 2018 1:23 AM

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Spread awareness to safeguard Muslim women, don’t rush to SC to change law

Contrary to popular perception, the Quran prescribes an elaborate procedure for divorce.

05 Apr 2018 6:32 AM

Targeting ‘religious identity’: Manipulated notions!

When noise is made about dress, with specific focus on its religious nature, it is important to analyse it totally.

04 Apr 2018 12:48 AM

Bombay HC allows student to attend college wearing hijab

The student also sought permission to appear for the repeated batch of the first year exam which was to be held in the summer.

16 Mar 2018 6:33 AM

Orthodox Indonesian province makes hijab mandatory for flight attendants

Aceh is the only province in the predominantly Muslim country to implement Islamic law.

31 Jan 2018 6:28 PM

Mumbai: Woman claims to receive triple talaq on Rs 100 stamp paper

The woman, Shabnam, said on Monday that she was caught unawares when she received the divorce papers on Rs 100 stamp paper.

30 Jan 2018 9:28 AM

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