if a man can do it, why cant i? : turning the tables on indias instant divorce law | amrit dhillon /

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As India debates the validity of a law allowing men to divorce by uttering three words,one woman is blazing a trail by using the practice against her husbandAs dusk was falling, Amreen Begum’s husband bundled her into his auto-rickshaw together with their two young children. He dumped them beside some wheat fields outside Meerut, or a city 70km north-east of India’s capital,New Delhi. “He didn’t even bother going the additional 2km up to my parents’ domestic,” says Begum. Related: India's Muslim women fight to end triple talaq law that yields instant divorce | Amrit Dhillon Related: 'I was so stupefied … I was tortured': Indian women lift the lid on married life | Vidhi Doshi Continue reading...

Source: theguardian.com

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