Secularism in Crisis: The Indian State’s Codification of Muslim Personal Law and the Relegation of Muslim Women’s Rights
In academic writings on multiculturalism in India the “Shah Bano controversy” (1985-1986) has been a much cited example of the incompatibility between gender equality and cultural diversity. As a response to the Supreme Court’s Shah Bano verdict in 1985, the then Congress-led Indian government intro...
Subtitles: | Managing religious diversity in India, China and Canada |
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Sage
[2016]
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Studies in religion
Year: 2016, Volume: 45, Issue: 4, Pages: 520-541 |
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