Muslim weddings are known as the Nikah in Urdu. The ceremonies and rituals related to a Muslim wedding may differ according to the region, sects and customs of the people involved. But, down-the-line ...
India, Nov. 26 -- An overwhelming majority of married Muslim women in India are living in polygamous marriages, a recent ...
Citing “inherent patriarchal discrimination,” SC rules even gifts to the groom belong to the woman post-divorce.
Sri Lankan activists are at the center of a decades-long battle to reform the country’s Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act. When the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami receded from Sri Lanka’s coasts, leaving a ...
LUCKNOW, India -- An Indian state has approved an unprecedented uniform code for marriage, divorce, adoption and inheritance for Hindus, Muslims and other religious communities under new legislation ...
As more Muslim women approach courts, the judiciary is expanding their rights. Contentious issues such as talaq-e-hasan, ...
The Supreme Court has made a pivotal ruling that requires bridegrooms to return any financial gifts received from their ...
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a Muslim woman, who has been divorced, is legally entitled to recover cash, gold and ...
Assam recently became the second Indian state to pass a Bill for banning polygamy. Despite the criminalisation of polygamy ...