Shabana Azmi recently said that triple talaq is inhumane and violates the basic rights of every Muslim woman. According to her, it is the duty of the government to protect the rights of Muslim women.
“Triple talaq is inhumane and violates the basic rights of every Muslim woman,” she said. “This triple talaq system is totally inhumane and deprives the Muslim women of their right to empowerment or equality,” she said. In reply to a question, she said that “even the holy Quran does not permit triple talaq anywhere”.
Earlier, while addressing a function, she stated the only rigt way to measure a society’s progress is by seeing how empowered its women are. “The women who get empowered must make efforts to empower other women. They must create support groups,” she emphasized.