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ETHOPIA: IT’S PAST AND CURRENT CHALLENGES

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        ETHIOPIA: ITS PAST AND CURRENT CHALLENGES   WRITTEN BY: MANDALA BINDU 5 TH YEAR B.B.A. LL.B ICFAI LAW SCHOOL, HYDERABAD   EDITED BY: VAISHNAVI PARATE 3 RD YEAR, LL.B SHRI NATHMAL GOENKA LAW COLLEGE, AKOLA   CO-EDITED  BY: YASH JAIN 5 TH YEAR B.B.A LL.B(H) AMITY LAW SCHOOL, NOIDA   Ethiopia with more than 117 million population is the second most populous country in Africa and rapidly growing economy with 6.8 % growth in 2020-2021 in its region but, it’s the poorest and expected to reach lower-middle-income status by 2025. In the past 15 years, its economy is considered the fastest-growing in the world and the reduction of property can be seen in both urban and rural areas. Positive trends in poverty reduction have been observed in rural and urban areas as a result of their consistently strong economic growth over the past 10 years.  In 2016, the number of ...

LOVE JIHAD

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    Religious Nationalism and The Transgressive Conspiracy Theory of Love Jihad in India   Written By- Areeka Khan B.A Philosophy Sophia College for Women, Mumbai Edited by- Kashaf Ali 2 nd Year LL. B Career College of Law, Bhopal   “If I were a dictator, religion and state would be separate. I swear by my religion. I will die for it. But it is my personal affair. The state has nothing to do with it. The state would look after your secular welfare, health, communications, foreign relations, currency, and so on, but not your or my religion. That is everybody's personal concern!” ― Mahatma Gandhi   According to Mark Juergensmeyer, an American sociologist and professor specializing in Global studies and religious studies, religious nationalism does not imply that religion is inherently nationalist. It also does not imply that nationalism is inherently religious. However, we occasionally see some form of fusion between the two. Somet...

KHULA: ANOTHER ASPECT OF PATRIARCHY

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       KHULA: ANOTHER ASPECT OF PATRIARCHY WRITTEN BY: ARJIM JAIN B.A. LL.B. (2 ND YEAR), NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY, ODISHA   EDITED BY: JAIN DIVYA LALIT B.L.S. LL.B. (4 TH YEAR), MGM LAW COLLEGE, NAVI MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA   I NTRODUCTION Recently, the Kerala High Court  said that “the right of a Muslim wife to terminate the marriage at her request is an absolute right conferred on her by the Quran and is not subject to the acceptance or will of her husband”. So the question is, what is ‘khula’, how a Muslim woman might invoke it, and if calling it even without the husband's consent affects the husband's right of choice and will? Or the woman's right has been infringed if she has not been furnished with a divorce decree if she wants to divorce her spouse? W HAT I S K HULA ? Khula, also known as khula, is a process by which a woman can grant her husband a divorce in Islam, either by returning the dower (mahr) or ano...

GIVE US FREEDOM AND NOT FEARDOM – WOMEN’S SAFETY

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      GIVE US FREEDOM AND NOT FEARDOM – WOMEN’S SAFETY   WRITTEN BY: RICHA KUMAR LL.B (3 YEARS) VIVEKANAND COLLEGE OF LAW, ALIGARH  (DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY, AGRA)   EDITED BY:  MUSKAN PRASAD 3 RD YEAR, B.A.LLB(HONS) AMITY LAW SCHOOL, NOIDA   “NEVER BE SORRY FOR BEING A WOMAN”   From the time of MAHABHARATA to 2022, the situation for women has not changed much. When a girl child is born, she has to struggle to come into this world as most of the girls are killed on the pretext of female foeticide, even if they are born the struggle isn’t easy, they have to fight for being treated equally, for getting a basic education and even the basic amenities which they are entitled to. In India, a girl is said to be a reincarnation of goddess Laxmi but is she even treated as a human? Females of any age are not safe inside or outside the house. The crimes related to women ...