Najma’s case highlights that consent is essential in a Muslim marriage, which is a contractual agreement requiring the woman’s free approval—absence of which can invalidate the marriage. Muslim ...
The Kerala High Court has observed that a Muslim husband who has contracted a second marriage during the subsistence of his ...
GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - India's Assam state has scrapped an 89-year-old law that allowed marriage involving underage Muslims, against opposition from leaders of the minority community who called ...
Concept Of More Than One Marriage An Integral Part Of Islam's Personal Laws: Cleric On Assam Anti-Polygamy Bill. Lucknow, Nov ...
Kenya: The Constitution and four main statutes give Kenyan Muslims special recognition. Kenyan Muslims are governed by the dictates of Islamic law only on matters of family law, inheritance and ...
FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail Lawmakers in the northeastern Indian state of Assam have passed a bill criminalising polygamy, a ...
The concept of more than one marriage is an integral part of Islamic personal law, but Islam also lays down very strict ...
An overwhelming majority of married Muslim women in India are living in polygamous marriages, a recent study has shown. The ...
Reiterating the independent statutory duty under Section 125 CrPC, the Kerala High Court ruled that a husband’s second marriage cannot dilute the first wife’s right to maintenance ...
Imran Khan and his wife were indicted by a Pakistani court on the charge that their 2018 marriage violated Islamic law. Khan, the former Prime Minister, denied the charge, and his lawyer claimed that ...