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| Women beat sharia court maulvis for issuing 'talaqnama' | |
| 2010-06-30 | |
| LUCKNOW: For a woman who had taken law into her hands an hour ago, Nishat Fatima looked unrepentant and happy. Nishat along with two other women had barged into Sultanul Madaris, a Shariat court in old Lucknow, on Tuesday to 'teach wayward maulanas a lesson of their lives. Their grouse, the maulvis -- Maulana Moosa Rizvi, Maulana Asghar and Maulana Sadiq -- were bribed by their husbands for issuing a one-sided divorce decree. "Beating up these guys was such a relief I just cant tell (...dil ko kitna sukoon mila hai in logon ko peet kar... bataa nahin sakti hoon)," Nishat told TOI. The middle-aged housewife, married to a Nainital property dealer Ali Kamal, was shocked to learn from her neighbours that Ali bought a 'talaqnama and was remarried to his two years girlfriend. "I made inquiries and found out it indeed was true. A 'talaqnama was issued from Sultanul Madaris this very month and my husband paid them Rs 2,500," she claimed. Since there can be no divorce among Shias unless the wife is given an opportunity to plead her case, Nishat was livid and decided to settle scores with the maulvis. "These men occupy an exalted position. One does not expect them to cheat. I would call upon other women who suffer silently to come out and raise their voice before it is too late," she said.
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| Posted by:john frum |
| #2 "Goin' somewhere, Moosa? And just hold it right there, Sadiq..." |
| Posted by: mojo 2010-06-30 11:10 |
| #1 Should have taken one of these along. |
| Posted by: ed 2010-06-30 00:22 |