Woman Led Muslim Marriage Sparks Storm In India
A Muslim marriage in northern India officiated by women has sparked an angry debate, with one of the most influential Islamic seminaries in South Asia calling it an affront to the religion.
Naish Hasan, the 28 year old bride and a women’s rights activist, and the Groom 41 year old Imran Ali were married last week in a wedding ceremony that is believed to be the first of its kind in India.
Muslim marriages are traditionally officiated by a man, often by a local community leader.
The signing of the wedding contract is also witnessed by four Muslim males, two for the bride and two for groom.
But the marriage performed last Wednesday in the city of Lucknow was presided over by a woman and all the witnesses were female.
The only man involved in the wedding was the groom.
Women’s rights activists have greeted the marriage as a symbolic step forward for all Muslim women but the wedding has sparked a storm of criticism from conservative Islamic institutions
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