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From: ganpaty@ut-ngp.UUCP (S.Ganapathy)
Newsgroups: net.nlang.india,net.religion,net.politics,net.legal
Subject: Muslim Personal Law " shariat "
Message-ID: <3040@ut-ngp.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 8-Mar-86 18:05:08 EST
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Posted: Sat Mar  8 18:05:08 1986
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 I am sure that all netters must be fully aware of
 the turmoil the Muslim community in India is
 undergoing due to the controversial judgement
 issued by the Supereme court restoring alimony
 payment to a divorced women. Inspite of this issue
 being about  a month old there has hardly been
 any discussion on the net regarding this. This
 judgement has been so bitterly opposed by the clergy
 " Mullas " as no others has been in recent times.
 I would like to inititate a discussion on this issue.
 To me it seems to be a mix of religion and politics.
 The congress party has lost the Muslim vote bank in
 a spate of recent elections on just this single 
 issue alone. India Today also had a very good cover
 article on this subject. I would like to know what
 netters especially those belonging to Islam think
 about all this ? In US I am not aware of any particular
 law applying to a certain segment of population.
 What is the role and relevance of the Muslim Personal
 Law in the present day world. My purpose is to initiate
 an intelligent and healthy discussion on this issue and
 do not intend to downgrade or hurt religious sentiments.