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India: Nikahnaama, which'll significantly empower the Shia women
Nov 27 2006, Pooja

Finally, there’s relief for Muslim women, a new nikahnaama has come up that’ll significantly empower the Shia women.

According to this new nikahnaama, the women would be able to initiate divorce, which was forbidden previously in Islam.

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