Tag: Instant Divorce

Source – edition.cnn.com New Delhi (CNN)India’s Supreme Court decided Thursday to defer decision on the controversial Islamic divorce practice known as “triple talaq.” The practice, that stretches back over a thousand years, allows a husband to divorce his wife by simply saying the Arabic word for divorce, talaq, three times. India’s Supreme Court has convened

Source – nytimes.com MUMBAI — When Neeha Khan’s husband entered her parent’s house in eastern Mumbai last February, he carried a letter that contained a word, repeated three times, that can instantly change the course of a Muslim woman’s life in India. Talaq, talaq, talaq. He flung the letter to the floor and just like that, Ms.

Source – newsdeeply.com NEW DELHI – When Neha Khan got married at the age of 21, she was looking forward to life with her husband. Her wedding in a suburb of Mumbai, India’s financial capital, was attended by more than 3,000 guests. “My parents left no stone unturned to meet the demands of the groom’s family. They