By TCN News,
Pratapgarh (UP): India’s Muslim Personal Law (family law) should be reformed while being within the parameters of the Quran and Constitution, demanded Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA) on the occasion of Minority Rights Day observed earlier this month (10th Dec.).
On the occasion, Tarun Chetna Sansthan organized a discussion under the banner of BMMA where women discussed talaq, halala, female infanticide and demanded codification of India’s Muslim Personal Law.
Uttar Pradesh convenor of Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA), Adv. Naish Hasan
Addressing the activists, Uttar Pradesh convenor of BMMA, Adv. Naish Hasan said the rights given by Quran to Muslim women have not found place in the Personal Law, resulting in Muslim women getting abused within their own society. While Quran has mentioned rights of women at 150 places but it is sad that Indian Muslim society is not following them, she said. Quran asks men and women to have purdah but only women are forced to do so. She said that talaq on phone or in inebriated condition is completely un-Islamic but Muslim religious and political leaders are ignoring it for their own interests.
No personal law of any religion can protect women until it is codified. India’s Muslim Personal Law is not yet codified while 13 Muslim countries like Iraq, Kuwait, Libya have codified it long ago. She said that inspired with it, BMMA has, in consultation with women, lawyers and social activists, has started codifying Muslim Personal Law while remaining within the parameters of Quran and Constitution. Along with that, BMMA will continue to work for health, education, security and employment of Muslim women, she announced.
Visiting American social activist Ms Korolin, who is conducting a study on Muslim women, said condition of Muslim women in India is more disturbing compared to other countries.
Mr Nasim Ansari of Tarun Chetna Sansthan said that in 2011 census the number of women has gone down, which is a dangerous indication for social development. If govt did not control ultrasound centres the gender ratio will further fall, which will cause more violence against women.