Rape victim must divorce husband and marry rapist (father-in-law)

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Protest against India rape fatwa

 

A ruling by a Muslim seminary in India that a woman allegedly raped

by her father-in law must separate from her husband has been met

with protests.

 

The religious edict or fatwa was issued by the Darul-Uloom Deoband,

a powerful Islamic school which was established more than 150 years

ago.

 

The Deoband school promote a radical brand of Islam which is said to

have inspired the Taleban in Afghanistan.

 

But other Muslim bodies in India have opposed its latest ruling.

 

The alleged rape attracted widespread attention after reports that

reports that a Muslim council of community elders had ordered the

victim to marry her father-in-law.

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4640905.stm