The Shah Bano effect: How India is quietly modernising religious law even without a uniform civil code (

Frim scroll.in - 14 August 2015

The Shah Bano effect: How India is quietly modernising religious law even without a uniform civil code
From successfully granting Shah Bano her alimony in 1985 to allowing an unwed Christian mother to be her child’s sole guardian, contrary to expectation, India’s personal laws are moving forward
by Shoaib Daniyal

http://scroll.in/article/743201/the-shah-bano-effect-how-india-is-quietly-modernising-religious-law-even-without-a-uniform-civil-code