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Indian state scraps colonial-era law governing Muslim marriage

Indian state scraps colonial-era law governing Muslim marriage

Indian state scraps colonial-era law governing Muslim marriage. The Indian state of Assam, under the governance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has repealed a longstanding colonial-era law about underage marriages within the Muslim community. This decision, coming just months before the nation’s general elections, has stirred controversy and opposition from leaders […]