Women In Mosques

The Gyanvapi mosque case has once again brought the Places of Worship Act, 1991 into the limelight. A Varanasi court is hearing a petition by five Hindu women who claim there are idols of Hindu gods and goddesses in the Gyanvapi mosque complex.

The mosque is located close to the iconic Kashi Vishwanath temple and the local court is hearing a plea by a group of women seeking permission for daily prayers before the idols on its outer walls.

Videography at Varanasi's Gyanvapi Mosque will resume tomorrow, the district administration announced today. The matter, which started with a group of women seeking year-long access to a Hindu shrine behind the mosque, has reached the Supreme Court.

Petitions by five women asking to be allowed to pray at a Hindu shrine behind Varanasi's Gyanvapi Mosque complex is building up into a flashpoint in Uttar Pradesh. Reports said one of the women may withdraw her plea but she later said she wouldn't.

Sitapur Hate Speech: The Uttar Pradesh police have started investigating a video in which a Hindu priest is seen allegedly threatening to kidnap and rape Muslim women while addressing a gathering outside a mosque in Sitapur district.

The iconic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar - the largest mosque in Kashmir - was today opened for Friday prayers after a long closure over security reasons and pandemic. Over 3,000 men and women attended the congregational prayers, officials said.

Two women journalists were detained in Assam on Sunday after a case was filed against them by the Tripura police for "spreading communal disharmony" following their reportage on the vandalism at mosque in the state.

Two women journalists in Tripura have been named in an FIR (first information report) after a complaint by the right-wing group Vishva Hindu Parishad.

The Supreme Court today directed the Centre to respond to a plea seeking that Muslim women be allowed to enter mosques across the country claiming that such restrictions were "unconstitutional" and violative of the right to equality and gender justice.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred the hearing on a PIL seeking entry of Muslim women in mosques across the country, saying it was adjourning it for a "different reason".

The Supreme Court on Friday sought response of the centre on a PIL seeking entry of Muslim women in all mosques of the country.

The Supreme Court Monday dismissed a plea filed by the Kerala unit of Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha seeking directions allowing entry of Muslim women into the Mosques for offering prayers.

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...

Women all over New Zealand put on headscarves on Friday to show solidarity with Muslims a week after 50 people were killed at two mosques in the city of Christchurch.

Drawing inspiration from the Supreme Court verdict permitting women of all age groups into the Sabarimala temple, a Kerala-based Muslim women's right group is gearing up to approach the top court, demanding the entry of women in all mosques, across the country.

The Gyanvapi mosque case has once again brought the Places of Worship Act, 1991 into the limelight. A Varanasi court is hearing a petition by five Hindu women who claim there are idols of Hindu gods and goddesses in the Gyanvapi mosque complex.

The mosque is located close to the iconic Kashi Vishwanath temple and the local court is hearing a plea by a group of women seeking permission for daily prayers before the idols on its outer walls.

Videography at Varanasi's Gyanvapi Mosque will resume tomorrow, the district administration announced today. The matter, which started with a group of women seeking year-long access to a Hindu shrine behind the mosque, has reached the Supreme Court.

Petitions by five women asking to be allowed to pray at a Hindu shrine behind Varanasi's Gyanvapi Mosque complex is building up into a flashpoint in Uttar Pradesh. Reports said one of the women may withdraw her plea but she later said she wouldn't.

Sitapur Hate Speech: The Uttar Pradesh police have started investigating a video in which a Hindu priest is seen allegedly threatening to kidnap and rape Muslim women while addressing a gathering outside a mosque in Sitapur district.

The iconic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar - the largest mosque in Kashmir - was today opened for Friday prayers after a long closure over security reasons and pandemic. Over 3,000 men and women attended the congregational prayers, officials said.

Two women journalists were detained in Assam on Sunday after a case was filed against them by the Tripura police for "spreading communal disharmony" following their reportage on the vandalism at mosque in the state.

Two women journalists in Tripura have been named in an FIR (first information report) after a complaint by the right-wing group Vishva Hindu Parishad.

The Supreme Court today directed the Centre to respond to a plea seeking that Muslim women be allowed to enter mosques across the country claiming that such restrictions were "unconstitutional" and violative of the right to equality and gender justice.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred the hearing on a PIL seeking entry of Muslim women in mosques across the country, saying it was adjourning it for a "different reason".

The Supreme Court on Friday sought response of the centre on a PIL seeking entry of Muslim women in all mosques of the country.

The Supreme Court Monday dismissed a plea filed by the Kerala unit of Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha seeking directions allowing entry of Muslim women into the Mosques for offering prayers.

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...

Women all over New Zealand put on headscarves on Friday to show solidarity with Muslims a week after 50 people were killed at two mosques in the city of Christchurch.

Drawing inspiration from the Supreme Court verdict permitting women of all age groups into the Sabarimala temple, a Kerala-based Muslim women's right group is gearing up to approach the top court, demanding the entry of women in all mosques, across the country.