Muslim Women's Rights Day - 1 August 2024

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Muslim Women's Rights Day is celebrated on August 1 to mark the enactment of the law against triple talaq.

An Overview of the News

• The Indian government introduced this law on August 1, 2019. This law criminalizes the practice of instant triple talaq.

• The first Muslim Women's Rights Day was observed in 2020.

Muslim Women Act, 2019:

• The law is formally known as the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019.

• The term "talaq" in this Act refers to talaq-e-biddat or any similar form of instantaneous and irrevocable divorce pronounced by a Muslim husband, which is now a criminal offense.

• Under this Act, an accused Muslim husband can be punished with imprisonment for up to three years and may also face a fine.

Abolition of Triple Talaq in Various Countries:

• Early Abolishment: Egypt was the first Muslim country to abolish Triple Talaq in 1929, followed by Sudan (1929), Syria (1953), Iraq (1959), Pakistan (1956), Malaysia (1969), and Bangladesh (1972).

• Further Abolishments: Triple Talaq has also been abolished in Cyprus, Jordan, Algeria, Iran, Brunei, Morocco, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Ministry of Minority Affairs (MoMA):

• Union Minister: Kiren Rijiju (Lok Sabha Constituency: Arunachal Pradesh West)

• Minister of State (MoS): George Kurian