Muslim Women Rights Day

Muslim Women’s Rights Day is being celebrated on 1 August across the nation to commemorate the first anniversary of the law against instant triple talaq.

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Key-Points

It has been recorded in the country’s history as “Muslim Women Rights Day”.  The day will remain as a golden moment of Indian democracy and Parliamentary history.

The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act prohibits the practice of instant divorce by Muslim men. Any violation of the law is punishable by jail term of up to three years.

The government made the law against triple talaq following the Supreme Court’s judgement of 2017 that declared as unconstitutional the instantaneous practice, followed by Muslim men, of divorcing a wife by uttering the word ‘talaq’ thrice.

The day will help Muslim Women in realising the goals of Political Empowerment and not Political Exploitation and push governments to undertake bold and big reforms for emancipation of Muslim Women.

Triple Talaq law

The law which makes social evil of Triple Talaq a criminal offence has strengthened “self-reliance, self-respect and self-confidence” of the Muslim women of the country.

The law is a step towards ensuring gender equality and strengthening constitutional, fundamental and democratic rights of the Muslim women.