Liberation of Women: November 2004 Archives

By Shabana Azmi

The Deccan Herald [India]

More than eight out of ten men commit violence against wives; four
out of ten use physical violence against their wives; and one out of
every two men commits sexual violence against his wife.

By Rema Nagarajan; New Delhi, November 6

Under duress to curb the misuse of triple talaq, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has come up with a model nikahnaama that is expected to make talaq itself more difficult. This model nikahnaama is to be passed at the board's meeting in Calicut in December.