“News18 Muslim women’s survey demolishes AIMPLB, Islamist narratives on UCC”, First Post, July 11, 2023:

“Saudi Arabia, the birthplace and seat of Islam, has embarked on a Hadith documentation project ordered by Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman. It wants to cut out the plethora of Hadith in circulation which are misused by terrorists and extremists. The Islamic world may soon have an authentic and verifiable Hadith compiled from primary sources that narrated Prophet Mohammed’s teachings; one that junks the violent and regressive bits thought to have been added over the years.

Saudi and more than 20 other Islamic nations including Pakistan have a ban on instant triple talaq. Egypt is considering making hijab in academic institutions illegal, and Indonesia is discussing if bigoted and othering words like ‘kafir’ should be outlawed.

But in secular India, small groups like the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) — which has unconstitutionally taken upon itself the role of courts for the community — continue to oppose every progressive step…..”

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