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India’s parliament votes to outlaw Muslim instant divorce
By Reuters, 1151, July 31, 2019 (EAT)
India’s parliament approved a bill on Tuesday outlawing the centuries-old right of a Muslim man to instantly divorce his wife, drawing accusations o...

BJP , India parliament , Muslim instant divorce , Triple Talaq
India’s Congress to scrap law punishing Muslim men for instant divorce if voted back to power
By Reuters, 2124, February 7, 2019 (EAT)
India’s main opposition Congress party said on Thursday it would scrap a decree passed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government prescribing ja...

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India’s top court bans Islamic instant divorce
By AFP, 1447, August 22, 2017 (EAT)
India's top court on Tuesday banned a controversial Islamic practice that allows men to divorce their wives instantly, ending a long tradition that m...

India , talaka , talaq