Law in India

Renouncing Religion In God’s Own Country

Safiya PM, a Muslim woman from Kerala who has renounced Islam, challenges the applicability of the Muslim Personal Law (Sharia Law) in matters of inheritance for those who no longer adhere to the faith She has petitioned to be governed instead by the Indian Succession Act, 1925……

Safiya PM, a 51-year-old activist from Kerala’s Alappuzha district, identifies as an “ex-Muslim” and serves as the general secretary of the Kerala Ex-Muslims organisation, founded in 2020. Her legal challenge has propelled her into the national spotlight as she seeks equal property rights for Muslim women who renounce their faith…….

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