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After several rounds of litigation before the lower courts, the matter reached the Calcutta High Court, which ruled against ...

Former BJP MLA Raghavendra Pratap Singh has sparked a controversy with his alleged remarks in which he offered to cover marriage expenses and provide jobs to Hindu youths who "bring ten Muslim girls ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said a 1986 law enacted to safeguard the rights of divorced Muslim women must keep at the forefront equality, dignity and autonomy, and consider lived experiences of women ...

A Pakistani court has granted relief to a former Muslim woman who converted to Christianity over a decade and a half ago, but was denied a national identity card by authorities who rebuked her for ...

Two Muslim women arrested during a pro-Palestinian encampment protest at UC Irvine last year are suing the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, alleging deputies wrongfully forced them to remove their ...

Twin Cities nonprofit leader Nausheena Hussain wrote her debut novel "Prosperity with Purpose: A Muslim Woman's Guide to Generosity and Abundance." NINA MOINI: A new book is helping Muslim women take ...

TEMPE, AZ (AZFamily) — Four Muslim women are suing, among others, the Arizona State University police officers accused of forcefully removing their hijabs when they were arrested on criminal ...

After 14-year legal ordeal, divorced Muslim woman granted money & gold which were given to couple at time of their wedding. SC says aim of Muslim Women Act is to give dignity to women after divorce.