Fulfilling one of the promises to the people, the Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019 by replacing the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Second Ordinance, 2019 (Ord.4 of 2019). Impact: The Bill would ensure gender equality and gender […]
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Lesbian Muslim women caned: PM of Malaysia says sentence gives bad impression of Islam (Video)
Has Islam been slighted in the lesbian caning sentence? Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad spoke out on the controversy that has erupted after two Muslim women were caned for indulging in same-sex or lesbian relations. In a video posted today, the Prime Minister weighed on the issue and said that the caning has put […]
Decision to lift ban on Muslim women going to Haj without “Mehram” yields positive results
Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has said that the Government’s decision to lift the ban on Muslim women going for Haj without “Mehram” (male companion) has generated very positive results, as Muslim women, from across the country, are applying in large numbers to go for Haj without “Mehram”. Launching a portal for […]
Markandey Katju: Discard burqa, support abolition of oral talaq
New Delhi, May 3, 2016: Justice Markandey Katju, former chairman of Press Council of India and former Judge of the Supreme Court of India and an avowed self-claimed ‘rationalist’ stoked fires today when he wrote a Facebook post titled “The need for Muslims to become modern.” In the post Markandey Katju wrote “ I have always […]