India’s Muslim women seek marriage, divorce rights

India’s Muslim women seek marriage, divorce rights

NEW DELHI, Reuters – More than 90 percent of Muslim women surveyed in India want the "triple talaq" divorce ritual and polygamy banned from family civil law in the country, a study by a women's rights organization said on Friday.

The Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA) said its survey also showed that three quarters of interviewees wanted a ban on child marriage, indicating a need for reforms in the Muslim personal law which governs family-related issues in India.

Biden meets with Warren to discuss presidential run
Massachusetts

Biden meets with Warren to discuss presidential run

Associated Press

Written by Josh Lederman and Ken Thomas

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden left the seclusion of the Delaware home where he's been weighing a presidential run to meet Saturday with Elizabeth Warren – another influential Democrat who has faced calls to enter the 2016 race.

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