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The fatwa dissolving the marriage of Imrana, allegedly raped by her father-in-law, is a challenge to democracy. Such obscurantism is against the constitutional rights of the people. Parliament should pass a law giving the judiciary the power to declare any interpretation arising out of scriptures, practices or customs that is repugnant to the Constitution void.
B.M. Baliga,
* * * Now comes news of another Muslim woman from Assam, directed by the local Jamait to divorce her husband after she complained that she was raped by her father-in-law. We do not know how many more will follow. One thing is certain: such `fatwas' will render many women and children destitute.
V.M. Habibullah,
* * * Imrana alleged she was raped, and a fatwa was issued. The media went to town, creating a nationwide controversy. In the process, the unfortunate woman went through one of the most unsavoury media trials ever. Now some sections of the media are quoting a Muslim body as saying Imrana was not raped, she was only molested. Unfortunately, the media are increasingly becoming a forum for peddling hearsay, gossip and rumours.
Norma Louis,
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