{"id":12231,"date":"2017-03-21T15:17:16","date_gmt":"2017-03-21T09:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=12231"},"modified":"2017-03-21T15:17:19","modified_gmt":"2017-03-21T09:47:19","slug":"post-elections-muslim-divorcee-seeks-modi-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/india-news\/post-elections-muslim-divorcee-seeks-modi-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Post UP elections, Muslim divorcee seeks Modi help"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>Says Muslim women performed their duty by voting in BJP, it is now PM\u2019s turn<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>By Roshan Lal Saini, APN Saharanpur<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Installation of the new BJP government in UP with a huge majority has generated a lot of enthusiasm as well as expectation among the voters. A Muslim woman, Atiya Sabri, who is a victim of the infamous triple <em>talaq<\/em> practice, has sought the help of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in resolving the issue. Sabri hails from Saharanpur in UP, which has an over 40 percent Muslim population\u2014the largest in the state.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Speaking to <em>APN<\/em> on March 20, Sabri said, \u201cThe Muslim women have performed their duty by voting for the BJP in the assembly elections. It is now the turn of Prime Minister Modi to rid us of the unjust practice of triple <em>talaq<\/em> and those issuing <em>fatwa<\/em> in support of this evil custom.\u201d Sabri has demanded a ban on such <em>fatwa<\/em>s.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Sabri got married in March 2012 to Wajid Ali, a resident of Sultanpur. After a year, she delivered a baby girl. Later, she gave birth to another female child. This led Ali to pronounce triple <em>talaq<\/em> in one sitting to Sabri without her consent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Sabri says she failed to get justice from the court thanks to Muslim personal law provisions on the matter. Meanwhile, Ali approached Darul Uloom Deoband and succeeded in getting a <em>fatwa<\/em> authenticating the divorce.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Sabri has been regularly raising her voice against such frivolous <em>fatwas<\/em>. In January this year, she has filed a petition at the Supreme Court against Darul Uloom Deoband and the ministries of law, minority affairs and women and child development. The apex court is scheduled to hear the petition on March 30.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u201cIf consent of both parties is necessary at the time of wedding, it should also be mandatory for separation. Darul Uloom Deoband should not confirm <em>talaq<\/em> without conducting proper investigation. Thousands of women are victims of this evil practice,\u201d Sabri told <em>APN<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Reacting to the ongoing legal battle, Maulana Nadeemul Wajdi, a Saharanpur-based cleric, says the government should not interfere in religious issues. He called for brainstorming sessions among religious leaders to resolve the issue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Mufti Arshad Farooqi, another local religious figure, believes that triple <em>talaq <\/em>is not only illogical but also against Islam. \u201cThe Muslim Personal Law Board has been campaigning against the misuse of triple <em>talaq<\/em>. It is against the human rights of women,\u201d he said. However, he said he is against the government\u2019s intervention in religious matters.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Says Muslim women performed their duty by voting in BJP, it is now PM\u2019s turn By Roshan Lal Saini, APN Saharanpur Installation of the new BJP government in UP with a huge majority has generated a lot of enthusiasm as well as expectation among the voters. 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