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Subrat SaurabhAuthor of Kuch Woh PalNobody imagined that a democratic struggle by ordinary Muslim women would hit patriarchy at its core and yield a great step forward towards gender justice. The ‘Haji Ali Case’ not only challenged the patriarchy within the Muslim community but it also created space for an alternative voice which was desperately trying to speak the language of equality, justice, and democracy. This struggle created space for an open debate on women’s rights and religion. A Muslim woman is a world citizen today. She has all the right to lead the change not just for herself or her community but for all humankind. This book captures the struggle to reclaim sacred spaces from patriarchal forces and hopes to inspire other similar movements led by women.
Dr. Noorjehan Safia Niaz and Zakia Soman
Noorjehan Safia Niaz is the Co-Founder of Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan. She is also the Founder member of Ashana Trust which supports initiatives of women for justice, peace and development. She is an MSW and a Ph.D in Sociology. She is also an Ashoka Fellow. She has authored five booklets on women’s rights in Islam which were later translated in Hindi, Urdu and Bengali. She has co-authored a Marathi book which studied the status of Muslim women in Mumbai. She recently received the Mumbai Hero Award from Mumbai Mirror.
ZakiaSoman is the Co-Founder of Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan which strives for Muslim women’s’ citizenship rights and for gender justice in Islam. She is the Founder of Centre for Peace Studies hosted by Action Aid which is engaged in knowledge activism for peace and justice. She received the Outstanding Women Achievers’ award from the National Commission for Women in 2014. She was featured in BBC’s 100 Fearless Women. She writes and speaks on issues concerning Muslim women, peace and justice, minorities, pluralism and secularism. She holds an M.A and M.Phil in English Literature from Gujarat University.
Both the authors have been co-petitioners in the landmark Haji Ali case and also in the landmark judgment by the Supreme Court against triple divorce. Apart from authoring and co-authoring numerous articles in esteemed magazines and newspapers, they have also co-authored multiple books.
