By Rakesh Mohan Chaturvedi
Lucknow, March : Clerics are refusing to accept the new nikahnama, a marriage document prepared by a Muslim women's organisation, which it claims is free from any gender bias.
The All India Muslim Women Personal Law Board (AIMWPLB) has prepared the new nikahnama, inviting sharp reaction from clerics.
Sunni cleric Khalid Rashid Firangi Mahali dismissed it as a "publicity stunt".
"Two years ago the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) came out with a nikahnama and all sections approved it. Even the women representatives agreed. So what was the need for another code?" Rashid said.
But AIMWPLB president Shaista Ambar, who prepared the new marriage document, is undeterred.
Read more:
http://www.khabrein.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13526&Itemid=88
No comments:
Post a Comment