Jubilant Shabana Azmi reacts as Supreme Court strikes down Triple Talaq

15 Sep 2017

The fight against TripleTalaqhas been waged by very brave Muslim women such asBhartiya MuslimMahilaAndolanmembers. They have brought the issue to centre stage. So when, in 2016,ShayaraBano petitioned the Supreme Court to challenge the constitutionality of thepractisesof TripleTalaq,nikahhalalaand polygamy, several womens groups emerged from the community such asAwaaz-e-Niswaan,Sahiyar, MuslimMahilaManch,Pehchan,Muhim,ParvaazSangathan, and, more recently,BebaakCollective. They joined forces and articulated a new radical politics, at once with progressive and feminist groups. It was a demonstration of the support system created by the womens movement over the past three decades. The Supreme Courtsjudgementagainst instant TripleTalaqis a welcome measure because it has been banned in more than 20 countries and has no place in a secular democracy like India.