A 2017 survey of more than 20,000 people in India—which included just 3,811 women—found that the triple talaq form of divorce was used in only 0.3 percent of cases, the Times of India reported.

Triple talaq, as it is commonly called, is an ancient and controversial Islamic practice where a man divorces a woman by saying the word talaq, the Arabic word for divorce, three times.

Triple talaq is an Islamic practice where a man can divorce his wife by saying “talaq,” the Arabic word for divorce, three times.

Tripe talaq can lead, and has led, to many negative consequences for women who are unexpectedly and unceremoniously divorced from their husbands with the quick utterance of three words.

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In March, the court admitted a petition from Shayara Bano, another recently divorced Muslim woman, who sought a ban on the triple talaq, polygamy and nikah halala — a Muslim law in which a ...

The practice is commonly known as “triple talaq,” or instant divorce. On Tuesday, India’s Parliament passed a bill to criminalize the practice of instant divorce.

In Hinduism, marriage is not merely a contract but a spiritual bond that extends beyond this lifetime. Unlike other traditions, the concept of “talaq,” or divorce, finds no explicit mention in ...

Activists hold signs during a protest against "triple talaq," the practice of instant divorce by Muslim men, in New Delhi on May 10. The country's Supreme Court has outlawed this means of ending a ...

Despite the Supreme Court order, instant triple talaq has been taking place, so we needed this to be criminalized." Flavia Agnes, a women's rights lawyer in Mumbai, told NPR, "It's not going to ...