Global InformationBharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan information
| Abbreviation | BMMA |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2011[1] |
| Type | Non-governmental organization |
| Focus | Women Empowerment, Poverty Reduction |
| Location |
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Area served | Uttar Pradesh India |
Key people | Zakia Soman, Noorjehan Safia Niaz |
| Website | https://bmmaindia.com/ |
Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan or BMMA (transl. Indian Muslim Women's Movement) is an autonomous, secular, rights-based mass organization led by Zakia Soman which fights for the citizenship rights of the Muslim women in India.[1] The BMMA was formed in January 2011.[1] The organisation is based in Mumbai.[2]
Over 30,000 members have been enrolled in the BMMA in 15 states, over the past six years.
BMMA conducted a Study[3][4][5] of Muslim women’s views on reforms in Muslim personal law— 'Seeking Justice Within the Family' across 10 states that revealed that an overwhelming 82% [6] of the over 4,000 women who were surveyed had no property in their name and that 78% were home makers with no income of their own.
“It is quite revealing that 95.5% poor women had not even heard of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board, yet the government and the people go by the decisions taken by these self-proclaimed leaders of the Muslim community,’’ said Zakia Soman, co-founder of the Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan.
Noorjehan Safia Niaz, co-founder of the Bhartiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA) does not support practices such as the hijab and believes that instances where complete strangers — young and old men, and once a younger woman — walk up to her in public and question her choice of dressing with impunity and audacity, violate her personal space.[7]
BMMA has backed Hindu women in the Shani Shingnapur Temple row.[8]
- ^ a b c "About". Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
- ^ Hasan Suroor (6 January 2014). India's Muslim Spring. Rupa Publications. p. 52. ISBN 978-81-291-3164-5.
- ^ Dhar, Aarti. "Muslim Women Want Reforms in Personal Laws, Study Reveals". The Wire. Archived from the original on 2016-02-03. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
- ^ "Muslim Women's Views on Muslim Personal Law". Economic and Political Weekly. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
- ^ "Muslim women to mullahs: We are here, reform personal law or else… - Firstpost". Firstpost. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
- ^ "89% Muslim women want government hand in codification of law: Study | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dna. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
- ^ Kohli, Namita (2022-03-04). "I can see the pitfalls of supporting practices such as hijab: Noorjehan Safia Niaz". The Hindu. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
- ^ "United for a cause: Muslim group backs Hindu women in Shani Shingnapur temple row". CatchNews.com. Retrieved 2016-01-27.