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India's Prime Minister hints at change to controversial 'triple talaq' Islamic divorce law

Tin Talaq or Divorce

Source: cordel and cordel

India’s supreme court may declare unconstitutional a practice that allows men to end marriages with the triple utterance of the word talaq


India's Muslim men can still unilaterally divorce their wives simply by saying "triple talaq"

Now, amid a constitutional challenge to the practice, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has thrown his weight behind banning the so-called "triple talaq" — but he is facing criticism for taking a politically-motivated stand.

Mr Modi told a rally it was the Government's constitutional "duty" to give Islamic women their rights


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