MJC calls on constructive engagement with muslim community over Muslim Marriages legislation
By Tauhierah Salie The MJC SA has called for constructive engagement with the muslim community, following the recognition of Muslim marriages in South Africa. The Women’s Legal Centre took the State to court in 2014, demanding that marriages under Sharia law, be recognized and granted legal relief in terms of divorce and property. Cited, was religious discrimination and deprivation of the rights of muslim women and their children. The Constitutional […]
