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Tuesday, July 30, 2019

'Historic' day as India outlaws 'triple talaq' Islamic instant divorce

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Minister says women now have justice but Muslim groups accuse Hindu-led government of community interference

India’s parliament has approved a bill outlawing the centuries-old right of a Muslim man to instantly divorce his wife, drawing accusations of government interference in a community matter.

Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist administration has been pushing to criminalise “triple talaq”, under which a man can divorce by uttering the word “talaq”, meaning divorce in Arabic, three times in his wife’s presence.

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from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2KdQcjd

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