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There has been a push from certain elements within the Muslim clergy within the Kerala state to make the age of consent for marriage for muslim women when they hit their puberty.
There has been a survey done by Ipsos that revealed 84% of Muslim women are against under 18 marriage.
Other relevant sections in bold
majority (69%) of those who participated in the TOI-Ipsos survey said they were aware of under-18 marriages involving relatives or friends.
The same set of people opposed underage marriages and also disagreed to the tenet that attainting puberty makes a girl ready for marriage. While 75% of respondents in Kochi said that they knew girls who had tied the knot before 18, 69% in Thiruvananthapuram were aware of such marriages taking place.
In comparison, in Malappuram and Kozhikode only 69% and 66%, respectively, knew of underage marriages. While around 71% people in the older age group (35-50 years) knew women who got married before 18, 67% in the younger age group (16-25 years) said that they knew about underage marriages.
If the Indian government, and Kerala government can claim that it is secular, then they should oppose any move these people want to lower the age of marriage.
It is simply a move by these mullahs to restrict women from gaining an education and designing themselves a future for themselves.
Here is the link
84% Muslim women are totally against under-18 marriage - Times Of India
Here is another aspect which affects Muslim women in Kerala.
BBC News - India's 'virtual widows' suffer as husbands seek work in the Gulf
In this non-descript village along the Malabar coast of the Arabian Sea, a group of women clap their hands and sing traditional folk songs in celebration around a teenage bride.
But once the celebrations are over, the new bride will join the ranks of many other teenage brides here who are condemned to lead a lonely life.
Most of the men in this Muslim-dominated region work in the Middle East and the most eligible groom is the one who has a job in one of the Gulf countries.
According to government estimates, almost 50% of men living in the Malabar region are working either in the United Arab Emirates or other Arab countries.
There are few job opportunities in Kerala and some estimates suggest unemployment in the state is three times the national average, which forces many young men to look to the Middle East for a livelihood
Says Shamsudheen K, a lawyer who is dealing with many divorce cases: "Times are changing and the old custom of getting girls married off at an early age is not working out. The girls don't want to live like widows."
Many of the girls also end up having affairs which lead to separations, he says.
India is a secular republic. When a religious community, whether it be Islam, Christianity or Hinduism infringes on the personal rights set by the Indian constitution, the Constitution must be upheld.
But I expect the government to have an elastic spine.
There has been a survey done by Ipsos that revealed 84% of Muslim women are against under 18 marriage.
Other relevant sections in bold
majority (69%) of those who participated in the TOI-Ipsos survey said they were aware of under-18 marriages involving relatives or friends.
The same set of people opposed underage marriages and also disagreed to the tenet that attainting puberty makes a girl ready for marriage. While 75% of respondents in Kochi said that they knew girls who had tied the knot before 18, 69% in Thiruvananthapuram were aware of such marriages taking place.
In comparison, in Malappuram and Kozhikode only 69% and 66%, respectively, knew of underage marriages. While around 71% people in the older age group (35-50 years) knew women who got married before 18, 67% in the younger age group (16-25 years) said that they knew about underage marriages.
If the Indian government, and Kerala government can claim that it is secular, then they should oppose any move these people want to lower the age of marriage.
It is simply a move by these mullahs to restrict women from gaining an education and designing themselves a future for themselves.
Here is the link
84% Muslim women are totally against under-18 marriage - Times Of India
Here is another aspect which affects Muslim women in Kerala.
BBC News - India's 'virtual widows' suffer as husbands seek work in the Gulf
In this non-descript village along the Malabar coast of the Arabian Sea, a group of women clap their hands and sing traditional folk songs in celebration around a teenage bride.
But once the celebrations are over, the new bride will join the ranks of many other teenage brides here who are condemned to lead a lonely life.
Most of the men in this Muslim-dominated region work in the Middle East and the most eligible groom is the one who has a job in one of the Gulf countries.
According to government estimates, almost 50% of men living in the Malabar region are working either in the United Arab Emirates or other Arab countries.
There are few job opportunities in Kerala and some estimates suggest unemployment in the state is three times the national average, which forces many young men to look to the Middle East for a livelihood
Says Shamsudheen K, a lawyer who is dealing with many divorce cases: "Times are changing and the old custom of getting girls married off at an early age is not working out. The girls don't want to live like widows."
Many of the girls also end up having affairs which lead to separations, he says.
India is a secular republic. When a religious community, whether it be Islam, Christianity or Hinduism infringes on the personal rights set by the Indian constitution, the Constitution must be upheld.
But I expect the government to have an elastic spine.