- “The Shuroi Ulamo (Council of Ulema – Tajikistan‘s highest Islamic institution) has issued a fatwa . . . in response to a question posed by a private individual, judge or government) on national clothing, stating that Tajik national clothing ‘fully complies with the requirements of Hanafi jurisprudence.’ Therefore, it recommends that women in the country refrain from wearing clothing that is “alien to the culture and religion, which is promoted with certain goals.”
- “[T]he Kerala High Court [India] has ruled that the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 supersedes the personal laws including the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937. The court stated that every Indian citizen, regardless of their religion and location, is bound to adhere to the law prohibiting child marriage.”