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Unimportance of triple talaq -Abusaleh Shariff & Syed Khalid

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published Published on May 29, 2017   modified Modified on May 29, 2017
-The Indian Express

A survey shows that it is numerically insignificant. The unusual attention that is being devoted to the practice is politically motivated and a waste of resources

Since May 11, the Supreme Court of India has been discussing the constitutional validity of the “triple talaq system” on a priority and on a daily basis, yet without the benefit of empirical data. The SC could have directed the government to launch an empirical study to find out the prevalence of triple talaq and investigate if the condition of the victims is different from that of millions of their sisters affected by the dissolution of marriage through divorce — talaq or qula. The reference to triple talaq is to a situation when the husband utters the word “talaq” thrice in one go or one sitting. Normally, talaq amongst Muslims is executed over a period of three months and involves uttering the word “talaq” in each month at least once.

Given the paucity of data on this practice, and the fact that Muslim culture and religious practices are not well known and understood by the public at large, it was essential to undertake primary data research and analysis.

This article intends to facilitate for the SC, and the people at large, the benefit of empirical data and analysis relating to marriage, talaq and triple talaq amongst the Muslims of India. The New Delhi-based Centre for Research and Debates in Development Policy (CRDDP) launched an all-India survey through a dedicated website (crddpsurvey.in) during March-May 2017. Since mid-2016, the CRDDP has been enrolling youth through a process of voluntary registration under its Desh Sevak Programme. So far, a directory of 1,05,050 individuals has been prepared and the volunteers have provided basic identification along with their mobile numbers. These volunteers are spread across most of the major states and districts of India.

Since May 11, the Supreme Court of India has been discussing the constitutional validity of the “triple talaq system” on a priority and on a daily basis, yet without the benefit of empirical data. The SC could have directed the government to launch an empirical study to find out the prevalence of triple talaq and investigate if the condition of the victims is different from that of millions of their sisters affected by the dissolution of marriage through divorce — talaq or qula. The reference to triple talaq is to a situation when the husband utters the word “talaq” thrice in one go or one sitting. Normally, talaq amongst Muslims is executed over a period of three months and involves uttering the word “talaq” in each month at least once.

Given the paucity of data on this practice, and the fact that Muslim culture and religious practices are not well known and understood by the public at large, it was essential to undertake primary data research and analysis.

This article intends to facilitate for the SC, and the people at large, the benefit of empirical data and analysis relating to marriage, talaq and triple talaq amongst the Muslims of India. The New Delhi-based Centre for Research and Debates in Development Policy (CRDDP) launched an all-India survey through a dedicated website (crddpsurvey.in) during March-May 2017. Since mid-2016, the CRDDP has been enrolling youth through a process of voluntary registration under its Desh Sevak Programme. So far, a directory of 1,05,050 individuals has been prepared and the volunteers have provided basic identification along with their mobile numbers. These volunteers are spread across most of the major states and districts of India.

On an average, the divorced individuals surveyed have 0.7 children. However, 23 per cent of all reported talaqees did not have a surviving child, 47 per cent reported one child and 22 per cent have three-plus children. When it comes to maintenance, a high proportion — 83 per cent of 134 male talaqees — have reported providing maintenance during the iddat period. Yet, 83 per cent of women talaqees reported husbands not paying maintenance for their children. The issue of children’s maintenance can be gauged from their place of residence after the parents have executed talaq.

Out of 331 talaqees, 43 per cent of the children have stayed with the mother, followed by 8 per cent with maternal grandparents. The rest live with various other relatives, excluding the father himself. Only 5.4 per cent of children resided with their father after talaq. This data suggests that women and children are indeed at economic and social risk after talaq.

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The Indian Express, 29 May, 2017, http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/unimportance-of-triple-talaq-supreme-court-muslim-law-4678304/


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