
Will the BJP save Muslim women?
Indian Muslims have always been free to apply the…
ROCKING OUR PRIORS · Dr Alice Evans
January 31, 202111m 44s
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Indian Muslims have always been free to apply their own personal laws - concerning marriage, divorce and inheritance. Congress upheld legal pluralism, so as not to aggravate the minority. Modi has no such reservations. He is pursuing a Uniform Civil Code, and presents this as a victory for Muslim women. He's probably right. A UCC would improve gender equality - if women can claim their equal rights. To do so, they need economic autonomy and public safety.
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