An Indian woman has allegedly been divorced by her husband
by text message after confessing to being gang raped.
by text message after confessing to being gang raped.
The woman, who remains unnamed, said she received a
message saying “talaq” three times after telling her husband
about the incident, according to The Daily Mail.
message saying “talaq” three times after telling her husband
about the incident, according to The Daily Mail.
Sharia law states men can divorce their wives instantly by
repeating the word “talaq”, or “I divorce you”, to her three
times.
repeating the word “talaq”, or “I divorce you”, to her three
times.
Many Islamic scholars believe the word must be pronounced
on three separate occasions, spread over three months, and
accompanied by efforts at reconciliation to constitute a
divorce.
on three separate occasions, spread over three months, and
accompanied by efforts at reconciliation to constitute a
divorce.
However, cases of the word being repeated three times in one
sitting, have been “legally recognized”, according to
Natana J Deloing-Bas, author of Wahhabi Islam: From
Revival and Reform to Global Jihad.
sitting, have been “legally recognized”, according to
Natana J Deloing-Bas, author of Wahhabi Islam: From
Revival and Reform to Global Jihad.
An Indian Muslim girl stands with a poster denouncing Talaq on
International Women's Day in Bombay Getty
International Women's Day in Bombay Getty
The 25-year-old woman claimed she was evicted from her home
after receiving the message, which ended her five year marriage
to a Dubai-based construction worker.
after receiving the message, which ended her five year marriage
to a Dubai-based construction worker.
Her 70-year-old mother-in-law, who she lived with, has
supposedly taken custody of her four year old son, according
to reports.
supposedly taken custody of her four year old son, according
to reports.
The woman claims the rape was committed by a group of
neighbours.
neighbours.
The woman told The Mail Online: ‘I felt violated. I thought that
he would stand by my side through this, to help me through the
pain of it.
But I was wrong. He took the easiest way out like a coward and
divorced me with text message."The woman told
The Mail Online: ‘I felt violated. I thought that he would stand
by my side through
this, to help me through the pain of it.
divorced me with text message."The woman told
The Mail Online: ‘I felt violated. I thought that he would stand
by my side through
this, to help me through the pain of it.
It is understood the woman has since moved back to her
parent's home in Meerut, north India.
parent's home in Meerut, north India.
A government committee, created in 2013 to look into Indian
women’s status, has recommended the government should
outlaw triple talaq.
women’s status, has recommended the government should
outlaw triple talaq.
A report by the committee, released last month and cited by
The Guardian, says the custom “makes wives extremely
vulnerable and insecure regarding their marital status”.
The Guardian, says the custom “makes wives extremely
vulnerable and insecure regarding their marital status”.
Women’s rights groups in India have long called for a ban
on the practise of triple talaq.
on the practise of triple talaq.
Indian studentsparticipate in an anti-rape protest in Hyderabad Getty
In a recent letter to the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi,
the Indian Muslim women’s welfare movement, Bharatiya
Muslim Mahila Andolan, claimed the convention denied
Muslim women their Quranic rights.
the Indian Muslim women’s welfare movement, Bharatiya
Muslim Mahila Andolan, claimed the convention denied
Muslim women their Quranic rights.
They added the ban was necessary to secure equality and
dignity to Muslim women.
dignity to Muslim women.
Triple talaq is still recognised in Indian law as the country does
not have a uniform civil code that applies to all citizens. Rather,
each religious community has its own laws governing marriage
and divorce, thus Muslims are allowed to follow Sharia.
not have a uniform civil code that applies to all citizens. Rather,
each religious community has its own laws governing marriage
and divorce, thus Muslims are allowed to follow Sharia.
Source:- http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/indian-man-divorces
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