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Topic: Muslim Women

Is Hyderabad progressive? Muslim men moral policing Muslim women is routine

Muslim women already face issues at home due to patriarchy and misogyny — much like women in any conservative household. Moral policing only makes their lives harder.

As IUML appoints Dalit woman to its leadership, a look at Muslim women’s representation in party

Jayanthi Rajan, a local leader from Kerala, Fathima Muzaffer, a councillor from Tamil Nadu, made national asst secys, the first female entrants in Indian Union Muslim League leadership.

Delhi mosques say women are welcome. Worship, wuzu and washrooms

Allah has permitted women to go everywhere, so why not the mosque,’ said 51-year-old Ameena Bano at the women’s section of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind Markaz.

Bhopal begam Sultan Jahan travelled the world in 20th century—veil to voyage

At Delhi's IIC, Siobhan Lambert-Hurley talked about her book 'Three Centuries of Travel Writing by Muslim Women'. These accounts break the stereotype of female seclusion in Muslim societies.

The first undersea map of Ram Setu, courtesy ISRO with help from a NASA satellite

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

‘Men will now abandon, not divorce’ – Muslims divided over Supreme Court alimony verdict

Though the judgment should have no bearing on mehar, we might see that amount get reduced or zeroed, lawyer Priya Hingorani told ThePrint.

From Shah Bano to marriage laws: What SC said about maintenance for Muslim women

Top court says divorced Muslim women can demand maintenance from her husband under Section 125 of CrPC as well as the Muslim Women (Protection on Divorce) Act, 1986.

Hamare Baarah outrage shows even mild criticism of Muslims is seen as Islamophobia

The Bombay High Court has ruled that Hamare Baarah contains no anti-Muslim content, and that it aims to uplift women.

Can I be declared a non-believer & refuse ‘anti-woman’ Sharia law, Muslim woman asks Supreme Court

The 50-year-old wants to take protection under the secular Indian Succession Act, saying Sharia is discriminatory against women when it comes to inheritance.

Muslims say law and order has improved in western UP. ‘But voting for BJP against our imaan’

Muslims under the Yogi Adityanath govt 'feel secure' when stepping out of the home at night, and acknowledge that incidents of snatching, looting, and molestation have reduced. But voting is a different issue.

On Camera

‘I am Assam,’ Zubeen Garg had said. He was the soundtrack to our lives

Zubeen Garg's funeral entered the Limca Book of Records as the fourth-largest such procession in the world.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

China navy achieves breakthrough with new fighter jet launch system. What are electromagnetic catapults

China’s most advanced aircraft carrier—Fujian—uses electromagnetic catapults, a core component of future aircraft carriers.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.