Triple talaq: India top court reviews Islamic instant divorce

[Eugene]

Source: BBC

Triple talaq: India top court reviews Islamic instant divorce

11 May 2017 India

India's Supreme Court has formally opened hearings into a number of petitions challenging the controversial practice of instant divorce in Islam.

The court said it would examine whether the practice known as "triple talaq" was fundamental to the religion.

India is one of a handful of countries in the world where a Muslim man can divorce his wife in minutes by saying the word talaq (divorce) three times.

But activists say the practice is "discriminatory".

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The sensitive issue is being heard by a multi-faith bench made up of five judges - a Hindu, a Sikh, a Christian, a Zoroastrian and one Muslim.

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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-39880273

[procon]

1. And, I suspect, not even one woman.

If the shoe was on the other foot, those men would be wailing about the injustice, and demanding equality. This is a clear example of why it is imperative to separate the laws of the State from tenets of religious belief.

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2. Very informative article.

Even though it has been practised for decades, the unilateral instant "triple talaq" divorce finds no mention in Sharia or the Koran.