All India Muslime Women Personal Law Board

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the entry of women into mosques for offering namaz inside is permitted.

Women are not prohibited from entering mosques under Islamic tenets, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board told the Supreme Court on Wednesday.

The Supreme Court today said it will examine a plea for allowing entry of women into mosques without any restrictions, and issued a notice to the government, the Central Waqf Council and the All India Muslim Personal Law Board. "We are hearing this case because of the Sabarimala verdict. We will see..." the top court said today. In a landmark verdi...

In an effort to garner attention, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board has put women at the forefront of the protest against the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill.

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) today expressed serious reservations over the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill which was passed by the Lok Sabha and said it will take steps through democratic means to "amend, improve or scrap" it.

The triple talaq bill is against the provisions of the Constitution and violates the rights of women, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) said today, demanding its withdrawal.

The All India Muslim Women Personal Law Board and the All India Shia Personal Law Board today welcomed the Supreme Court judgement on triple talaq, terming it as a victory of Islam and Muslim women in the country.

The Supreme Court on Thursday concluded hearing in the triple talaq issue and reserved its verdict even as the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) said it has decided to issue an advisory to Qazis to give an option to Muslim women to opt out of instant triple talaq before giving consent for nikaah.

When his daughter, who had been harassed for dowry and even tortured, was divorced by her husband uttering the word talaq thrice, Ghaziabad-based carpenter Mr Sabir this week decided to reach out to the most powerful person he could think of - the local MLA.

An Uttar Pradesh minister has triggered a major controversy with his remarks on the triple talaq practice which he said was used to "satisfy lust by changing wives". Swami Prasad Maurya, a cabinet minister in the Yogi Adityanath government, said on Friday, "These talaqs have no basis... if someone only for satisfying his lust keeps changing his wiv...

The All India Shia Personal Law Board (AISPLB) today asked the Uttar Pradesh government to draft a strict law against triple talaq similar to the one against the practice of sati to prevent Muslim women from getting victimised.

The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to take views of Muslim women on triple talaq before presenting its side in the Supreme Court.

Saying 'talaq' thrice does not amount to divorce, said Salma Ansari, Vice President Hamid Ansari's wife and asked Muslim women to read the Quran instead of relying on clerics. Ms Ansari joins the debate on the practice and the validity of triple talaq, 'nikah halala' and polygamy practices among Muslims. "Triple talaq is not an issue. There can be ...

Triple talaq or the practice of Muslim men getting an instant divorce by saying "talaq" three times is "cruel" and a monstrosity, the Allahabad High Court has said in a strong observation that echoes the stand taken by the central government in the Supreme Court recently. The view that "the Muslim husband enjoys an arbitrary, unilateral power to in...

Defending the centre's stand on the issue of reforms in Muslim Personal Law, union minister Venkaiah Naidu today said not only was the practice of triple talaq - oral divorce under Muslim Personal Law - iniquitous it was also harming women in India.

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the entry of women into mosques for offering namaz inside is permitted.

Women are not prohibited from entering mosques under Islamic tenets, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board told the Supreme Court on Wednesday.

The Supreme Court today said it will examine a plea for allowing entry of women into mosques without any restrictions, and issued a notice to the government, the Central Waqf Council and the All India Muslim Personal Law Board. "We are hearing this case because of the Sabarimala verdict. We will see..." the top court said today. In a landmark verdi...

In an effort to garner attention, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board has put women at the forefront of the protest against the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill.

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) today expressed serious reservations over the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill which was passed by the Lok Sabha and said it will take steps through democratic means to "amend, improve or scrap" it.

The triple talaq bill is against the provisions of the Constitution and violates the rights of women, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) said today, demanding its withdrawal.

The All India Muslim Women Personal Law Board and the All India Shia Personal Law Board today welcomed the Supreme Court judgement on triple talaq, terming it as a victory of Islam and Muslim women in the country.

The Supreme Court on Thursday concluded hearing in the triple talaq issue and reserved its verdict even as the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) said it has decided to issue an advisory to Qazis to give an option to Muslim women to opt out of instant triple talaq before giving consent for nikaah.

When his daughter, who had been harassed for dowry and even tortured, was divorced by her husband uttering the word talaq thrice, Ghaziabad-based carpenter Mr Sabir this week decided to reach out to the most powerful person he could think of - the local MLA.

An Uttar Pradesh minister has triggered a major controversy with his remarks on the triple talaq practice which he said was used to "satisfy lust by changing wives". Swami Prasad Maurya, a cabinet minister in the Yogi Adityanath government, said on Friday, "These talaqs have no basis... if someone only for satisfying his lust keeps changing his wiv...

The All India Shia Personal Law Board (AISPLB) today asked the Uttar Pradesh government to draft a strict law against triple talaq similar to the one against the practice of sati to prevent Muslim women from getting victimised.

The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to take views of Muslim women on triple talaq before presenting its side in the Supreme Court.

Saying 'talaq' thrice does not amount to divorce, said Salma Ansari, Vice President Hamid Ansari's wife and asked Muslim women to read the Quran instead of relying on clerics. Ms Ansari joins the debate on the practice and the validity of triple talaq, 'nikah halala' and polygamy practices among Muslims. "Triple talaq is not an issue. There can be ...

Triple talaq or the practice of Muslim men getting an instant divorce by saying "talaq" three times is "cruel" and a monstrosity, the Allahabad High Court has said in a strong observation that echoes the stand taken by the central government in the Supreme Court recently. The view that "the Muslim husband enjoys an arbitrary, unilateral power to in...

Defending the centre's stand on the issue of reforms in Muslim Personal Law, union minister Venkaiah Naidu today said not only was the practice of triple talaq - oral divorce under Muslim Personal Law - iniquitous it was also harming women in India.