India court bans Islamic instant divorce in huge win for women's rights

[Eugene]

Source: The Guardian

An Islamic practice permitting men to instantly divorce their wives has been declared unconstitutional by India’s supreme court after decades of campaigning by women’s groups and victims.

The “triple talaq” has allowed Muslim men to dissolve marriages by pronouncing the word “divorce” three times.

The supreme court in Delhi took up the issue last year in response to a petition from seven victims and women’s groups. A majority of the bench declared on Wednesday that triple talaq was “not integral to religious practice and violates constitutional morality”.

Campaigners hailed the supreme court’s 3-2 decision as a huge victory for India’s 90 million Muslim women.

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Michael Safi in New Delhi
Tuesday 22 August 2017 12.03 BST


Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/22/india-supreme-court-bans-islamic-instant-divorce-triple-talaq

[progressoid]

1. beetlejuice beetlejuice beetlejuice

If this weren't so horrifying, it would be laughable.

[IronLionZion]

2. A woman in India just won a divorce because her husband failed to provide her a toilet. Thats huge.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/08/21/a-woman-in-india-just-won-a-divorce-because-her-husband-failed-to-provide-her-a-toilet-thats-huge/?utm_term=.e2e8e8b6954d

[CTyankee]

3. Reminds me of that vow I made years ago that I wouldn't go there if you paid me...

The smell of the air, the disgusting treatment of women and the arrogance of the men (not the women). I have an Indian doctor and I can feel the chill when he talks to me about my care). It's not because he's from India, it's his attitude towards women patients and staff...

[IronLionZion]

4. Every day I'm thankful my Grandparents immigrated to America

and they made sure I was born here. But I can't support racism against Indian people.

My Grandmother was a doctor and had trouble building a practice because patients preferred a male doctor. In New York City in the 1960s being a woman was worse than being brown from how she tells it.

[CTyankee]

5. I would have loved being one of your grandmother's patients!

My experience with Indian women here has been wonderful. I'll bet she was very caring to her patients.