Introduction. A Muslim woman has no social prestige in the World of Muslims. She is the most oppressed lady. She is always sad at heart thinking the impending danger of divorce. She has reconciled herself to the barbarism of her husband. To see her is to feel pity for her.
The new Act and Its promises. The new Act called" The Muslim Women Act" has recently come into existence. Its purpose was to mitigate the suffering of Muslim Women. The Supreme Court allowed maintenance allowance to a divorced Muslim Woman called Shah Banu. A furious storm raised over this judgment of the Supreme Court all over the country. The Muslims raised a strong Protest by saying that its undue interference in their religion. To curb down this unnecessary social uproar the New Act came into existence-
Bill in the Parliament. A bill was presented in the Parliament to put an
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