Not only are the half widows being denied the share in property but religious scholars believe that this phenomenon is widespread in valley and the cases of such violations are coming to fore in large numbers. Iqbal Kirmani Deprived of financial assistance from her in-laws, Tabasum (name changed) is bringing up her two children in a two-room accommodation in Srinagar all by herself after her husband disappeared in the year 2000. “After last year’s floods, my in-laws asked me to vacate the home. I have no one to take care…
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