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A lack of political will to undo a colonial legacy has been the biggest obstacle

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A tale of divorce and diverse husbands in 19th century Kerala

The Law’s Big Flaw

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A Supreme Court judgment on Section 498A puts husbands at the peril of divorce lawyers again

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Muslim personal law in the age of the diminished cleric

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Lhendup G Bhutia

India’s pioneering female qazis are pushing for a gender-neutral interpretation of Muslim law

Waiting Forever to Break Free

Aastha Atray Banan

The agony of getting a divorce without mutual consent in India

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All About the Matriarch

The Law’s Big Flaw

After the Talaq

Open Diary

When Burkha-Clad Women Wept for the Niloufer of Nikaah

Anatomy of a Divorce

It’s Still A Man’s World

Female Qazis: Raising the Bar

Waiting Forever to Break Free

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