The Indian state of Assam has repealed a colonial-era law that allowed child marriage among Muslims, in a move that is being seen as contentious just months before the country’s general election.

In the wake of 16 days of activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV), The Himalayan Times interacted with women activists to know their observations regarding GBV in Nepal.

IRBIL, Iraq — Shaimaa Saadoun is haunted by her memory of being forced into an abusive marriage to a 39-year-old man just after she turned 13. Her impoverished family near the southern Iraqi city of ...

IRBIL, Iraq -- Shaimaa Saadoun is haunted by her memory of being forced into an abusive marriage to a 39-year-old man just after she turned 13. Her impoverished family near the southern Iraqi city of ...

India, Nov. 26 -- An overwhelming majority of married Muslim women in India are living in polygamous marriages, a recent study has shown. The survey, conducted across seven States, by the Bhartiya ...

The Civil Code 2017 states that the minimum age for marriage—for both women and men—in Nepal is 20. Though the country ...

Mumbai: Nearly 85% of Muslim women in polygamous marriages want polygamy to be abolished, a recent survey by the Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA) found. Around 87% of the women want section 82 ...