The Waqf (Amendment) Act’s insincere promise to India’s Muslim women
The amending legislation’s guarantee of representation for Muslim women in the Central Waqf Council and State Waqf Boards and its progressive vision for women’s inheritance rights are rooted in the idea of treating Muslim women as tokens and diluting entirely the concept of Waqf-ul-Aulad. It is a promise based on insincerity.
Hassana Quadri is an Assistant Professor at Amity University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and an Adjunct Lecturer at Murdoch University, Dubai Campus, United Arab Emirates