Muslim Women and the Changing Public Sphere in Secular India

Muslim women have remained sidelined in the post-Partitioned public sphere in India. To overcome the marginality of voice and visibility, they have travelled from the private world to the public sphere; they have crossed several milestones—tin talaq (arbitrary divorce), polygamy, the burqa (veil) and Muslim personal law reform. These discursive pillars have recurrently defined and redefined thei...