Citing the Uttarakhand UCC passed in 2024, the petition argues that two Muslim women of identical faith, family, and citizenship now receive different property rights because of their postal code.

Mumbai: Social reformers, artistes, writers and women’s rights activists in Mumbai have welcomed recent observations by the ...

A Coptic Christian woman in Egypt is taking on the country's unequal Islamic inheritance laws that mean female heirs inherit half that of men. Huda Nasrallah, a 40-year-old human rights lawyer, has ...

Muslim groups in Mumbai applaud Supreme Court's remarks on women's inheritance rights, urging progress towards gender equality in laws.

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board condemned a plea in the Supreme Court that seeks to invalidate Islamic inheritance laws, claiming it discriminates against Muslim women. AIMPLB argues such laws ...

The Court of Appeal in Kano has ruled that the daughter of the late Major Mohammed Arogun Adeniyi, Nike, and her Christian mother must share the deceased’s inheritance with the children of his other ...

The Supreme Court has said that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is the most effective way to ensure equal inheritance and civil ...

CAIRO — One Egyptian woman is taking on the country’s inheritance laws that mean female heirs inherit half that of men. Since her father’s death last year, Huda Nasrallah, a Christian, has stood ...

The Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Lawal Pedro, SAN, has enjoined Imams and scholars to continue educating Muslims on inheritance in Islam. Pedro was the special guest ...

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Thursday criticised a petition in the Supreme Court that seeks to invalidate Islamic inheritance law, even as the body described it as “mischievous” ...

Supreme Court says it’s time for a Uniform Civil Code, noting Shariat Law 1937 reforms should be handled by the legislature to ensure equal inheritance rights for Muslim women.

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