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SC asks govt. to respond to plea for entry of women into mosques
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- A Bench, led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, asked the government to respond to the petition filed by Yasmeen Zuber Ahmad and Zuber Ahmad challenging the prohibition of entry of Muslim women into mosques as illegal, unconstitutional and a violation of their dignity
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- They asked the court to direct the All India Muslim Personal Law Board and the Central Waqf Council to open the mosques to Muslim women.
- In April, when the petition came up for hearing, the court said it was compelled to hear the couple in the background of the verdict in the Sabarimala temple case.
- Present Status of Women’s entry into mosques
(1) At present, women are allowed to offer prayers at mosques under the Jamaat-e-Islami and Mujahid denominations
(2) Women are barred from mosques by the predominant Sunni faction.
(3) Even in mosques where women are allowed, there are separate entrances and enclosures for worship for men and women.
Source
The Hindu