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{{short description|Anniversary of The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
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| holiday_name = Muslim Women Rights Day<ref>{{Cite web|title=Muslim Women Rights Day|url=https://www.drishtiias.com/daily-updates/daily-news-analysis/muslim-women-rights-day|access-date=2021-09-09|website=Drishti IAS|language=en}}</ref>
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| date = 1st August
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| frequency = Annual
| duration = 1 day
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| significance = To commemorate the enactment of the law against [[Triple talaq in India ]]
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| relatedto = [[The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019]]
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The '''Muslim Women Rights Day''' is observed across the country on 1 August, to celebrate the enactment of the [[Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019]] which prohibits the practice of [[Triple talaq in India]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Livemint|date=2021-07-31|title='Muslim Women Rights Day' to commemorate two years of triple talaq law|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/muslim-women-rights-day-to-commemorate-two-years-of-triple-talaq-law-11627730854649.html|access-date=2021-09-09|website=mint|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|others=PTI|date=2021-07-31|title=Significant decline in triple talaq cases after law against it came into effect: Naqvi|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/significant-decline-in-triple-talaq-cases-after-law-against-it-came-into-effect-naqvi/article35650655.ece|access-date=2021-09-09|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

The legislation classifying triple talaq as a criminal offence came into effect on 1 August 2019. The practice of triple talaq was prohibited and Muslim couples were mandated to get divorced as per the [[Indian Penal Code]] and not the [[Sharia Law]]. The first Muslim Women Rights Day was observed on 1 August 2020 across the country.<ref>http://ddnews.gov.in/national/muslim-womens-rights-day</ref>

The Minister of Minority Affairs, [[Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi]] said that the Government aims to celebrate the "self-reliance, self-respect and self-confidence" of the Muslim women of the country and protected their constitutional, fundamental and democratic rights.<ref>{{Cite web|title="Muslim Women Rights Day" to be observed across the country on 1st August 2021|url=http://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1741043|access-date=2021-09-09|website=pib.gov.in}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Islam in India]]
[[Category:Women's rights in India]]
[[Category:Women's rights legislation]]
[[Category:Muslim politics in India]]
[[Category:Modi administration]]
[[Category:2021 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Law about religion in India]]
[[Category:Marriage law in India]]
[[Category:Acts of the Parliament of India 2019]]
[[Category:Public holidays in India]]
[[Category:August observances]]

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