Women are fighting (and winning) for their right to enter temples and dargahs where their presence was banned

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Women to get entry into inner sanctum of Haji Ali Dargah in Mumbai

 

The Haji Ali Dargah management is all set to inform the Supreme Court that it would allow women entry into the sanctum sanctorum, which houses the tomb of Muslim Saint Pir Haji Ali Shah Bukhari. Appearing for the Dargah, senior advocate Gopal Subramanium...said he impressed upon the Dargah management about the Supreme Court's earnest desire for a progressive stand and succeeded in helping them reach a decision to allow women into the inner sanctum.

On behalf of the bench, the CJI had said: "If you are not allowing anyone into the sanctum sanctorum, it is all right. But you cannot be allowing men and banning women. That is the problem." Women were banned from entering the inner sanctum in 2012 by a decision of the Dargah Trust. The HC had ruled that such a ban on women's entry into inner sanctum was in contravention of Articles 14 (right to equality), 15 (nondiscrimination) and 25 (right to practice religion) of the Constitution of India.

The trust defended the ban saying entry of women close to the tomb of a male saint was a grievous sin in Islam.

 

 

Shani Shingnapur temple lifts ban on women's entry

 

Yielding to a high voltage campaign by activists, the Shani Shingnapur temple trust on Friday allowed women to enter the sanctum sanctorum, breaking the tradition followed for several decades. Sayaram Bankar, a trustee of Shani Shingnapur temple, said the trustees held a meeting on Friday and decided to facilitate unrestricted entry to all devotees, including men and women, in keeping with the Bombay High Court directive.

“We will welcome [bhoomata Brigade leader] Trupti Desai also if she comes for darshan,†he said, referring to the campaign spearheaded by the outfit for breaking the tradition followed by the shrine of Lord Shani.

On April 1, the High Court held that it is the women’s fundamental right to go into places of worship and the government is duty-bound to protect it.

 

 

 

[hellopanda]

yas!! 

[Gloupipoo]

Yasssss

 

Maybe one day we shall see Islam modernize like all other religions

[Singsdoto]

Yasssss

 

Maybe one day we shall see Islam modernize like all other religions

 

They are 

[Jennie Kim Forever]

women should be allowed everywhere!!!!! - except maybe the men's toilets 

[HappyShinki]

didn't know women are not allowed there
do these people want to drive women away from their religion reminds me of some freemasonry shit

[Mrs.Galaxy]

Is this a section/group of islam like sufi/Shia/sufi?

I didnt know in Islam they had temples and places of Graves. They usually just have mosques right?

Interesting that they'd deny admittance based on gender, cuz in mosques both women and men go.

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Is this a section/group of islam like sufi/Shia/sufi?

I didnt know in Islam they had temples and places of Graves. They usually just have mosques right?

Interesting that they'd deny admittance based on gender, cuz in mosques both women and men go.

In Shia Islam and indeed, non-super strict Sunni interpretations too, the graves of saints and preachers are places of worship - there are many in Bangladesh, Pakistan and in India. (No, the temples are Hindu.)

Even in mosques, in many places there is segregation - the women and men have different doors, areas, levels/floors where they can walk or pray. Also, the places nearest to the preacher, closest to the grave etc. are generally only for men - women only get to watch or hear from a distance. Actually, the gendered segregation derives from ancient Abrahamic cultural practices which were/are added into religious practice.

[Wonsungideuri]

Go them!