[Reader-list] Women beat maulvis

[Pawan Durani]

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Women-beat-maulvis-for-issuing-talaqnama/articleshow/6108536.cms

LUCKNOW: For a woman who had taken law into her hands an hour ago,
Nishat Fatima looked unrepentant and happy. Nishat along with two
other women had barged into Sultanul Madaris, a Shariat court in old
Lucknow, on Tuesday to ‘teach wayward maulanas a lesson of their
lives’.

Their grouse, the maulvis — Maulana Moosa Rizvi, Maulana Asghar and
Maulana Sadiq — were bribed by their husbands for issuing a one-sided
divorce decree. "Beating up these guys was such a relief I just can’t
tell (...dil ko kitna sukoon mila hai in logon ko peet kar... bataa
nahin sakti hoon)," Nishat told TOI.

The middle-aged housewife, married to a Nainital property dealer Ali
Kamal, was shocked to learn from her neighbours that Ali bought a
‘talaqnama’ and was remarried to his two years’ girlfriend. "I made
inquiries and found out it indeed was true. A ‘talaqnama’ was issued
from Sultanul Madaris this very month and my husband paid them Rs
2,500," she claimed.

Since there can be no divorce among Shias unless the wife is given an
opportunity to plead her case, Nishat was livid and decided to settle
scores with the maulvis.

"These men occupy an exalted position. One does not expect them to
cheat. I would call upon other women who suffer silently to come out
and raise their voice before it is too late," she said.