United against dowry

United against dowry

The Hindu

While the recent death by suicide of Ayesha Banu, a 23-year-old woman from Ahmedabad, allegedly due to dowry harassment, shocked many, the cry against dowry is becoming shriller in Hyderabad, with the clergy, activists and residents, raising their voice in public against the social evil. All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) member Dr. Asma Zehra termed the suicide a “collective negligence of the Muslim community”, which demanded immediate introspection. In a statement, she said that dowry is a sin, and impermissible in Islam.
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