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TripleTalaqIssue
09October2016 18:47
Facts:
Accordingtoastudy,92%ofMuslimwomeninIndiawantoraltripletalaq
togo.
Whatistheissue?
TheconstitutionallowsMuslims,thebiggestreligiousminoritygroupinthe
country,toregulatematterssuchasmarriage,divorceandinheritance
throughtheirowncivilcode.
TheSupremeCourthasbeenexamininghowmuchitcaninterferein
Muslimlawsgoverningfamilyrelatedissuesasithearsapleatoendthe
practicewhichpermitsMuslimmentodivorcetheirwivesbysayingtalaq
threetimes.
Whatisthecentre'sstandonthisissue?
CentreisopposedtotheMuslimpracticeoftripletalaq.
Ithasalsodescribedthispracticeasmisplacedinasecularcountry.
Thecentresaysgenderequalityandthedignityofwomenarenot
negotiable
Itsayseventheocraticstateshaveundergonereformsinthisareaoflaw
whichreinforcesthatthesepracticescannotbeconsideredanintegralpart
ofpracticeofIslam.
Whatactivistssay?
WomensrightsactivistshavelongcalledforreformoftheMuslimpersonal
lawwhichtheysaydiscriminatesagainstwomen.
Whattheywantinsteadisawelldefinedlawthatcriminalisespolygamy,
unilateraldivorceandchildmarriage.
Campaignerssaythetripletalaqpracticeisunconstitutionalbecauseit
violatestherighttoequality.
Whytripletalaqshouldbeabolished?
InspiteofprotestsbyMuslimwomenandactivistsworldwidethe
procedureisstillprevalentinmostcountries.
Thereareseveralinstanceswheretripletalaqhasenabledhusbandsto
divorcetheirwivesarbitrarily,devoidofanysubstantiation.
Oraltalaqortripletalaqdeliveredthroughnewmediaplatformslike
Skype,textmessages,emailandWhatsApphavebecomeanincreasing
causeofworryforthecommunity.
Thetripletalaqhasbeenabolishedin21countriesincludingPakistan,but
isstillprevalentinIndia.
TheCentrereasonsthatthesepracticesareagainstconstitutionalprinciples
suchasgenderequality,secularism,internationallawsetc.
ThegovernmentalsoarguesthatwhenthesepracticesarebannedinIslamic
theocraticcountries,thepracticescouldhaveabsolutelynobaseinreligion
andareonlyprevalenttopermitthedominanceofmenoverwomen.
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