Saturday, April 20, 2024

Topic: GIO

UCC’s gender equality claims disguise majoritarian principles, says Girls Islamic Organisation

The implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) will affect diverse minorities and marginalized communities in India and gender justice can be achieved within the existing personal laws, and imposing a uniform code may inadvertently harm women's rights, said the National Federation of Girls Islamic Organisation (NFGIO).

“Indiscriminate arrests not solution to child marriage”, Assam govt hunts Muslim families, alleges Muslim girls group

Indiscriminate arrests are not a solution to child marriage, said Girls Islamic Organisation while calling the state-wide crackdown in Assam “extremely shameful and condemnable.”

Protest against Hijab ban in Kerala school: 12 student leaders sent to jail

Fifteen student activists belonging to the Students Islamic Organisation of India (SIO) including its Kerala state committee members were sent to judicial custody for 14 days by a Kerala local court for protesting the hijab ban in a school in Kozhikode district on Monday.