The ROM campaign, founded and run by Aina Khan OBE, has been mentioned in the House of Commons Library Briefing Paper. The Commons Library briefing paper considers Islamic marriage and divorce in England and Wales and calls which have been made for the law to be changed to require civil registration of all marriages.
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Muslim marriage and divorce practices in contemporary Britain
By Shaheen Ali and Justin Jones Part 1 – Introduction Recent years have seen heated debate about the ability of modern, purportedly secular Western nations to accommodate the practice of Islamic norms of marriage and divorce by their Muslim citizens. To what extent should Muslims be able to live under the jurisdiction of laws derived from their religious […]
Aina Khan OBE at Cambridge University
Aina Khan OBE gave a speech about her journey in the law – at Cambridge University, Gonville and Caius College – celebrating 100 years of Women in the Law. “To commemorate one hundred years of women in legal practice following the enactment of the Sex Disqualification 1919, CULS and Cambridge Women in Business are […]
Meeting with Istanbul Bar Association
Aina Khan OBE visited Istanbul and on 20 November and met Sinan Naipoglu, Board Member of the Istanbul Bar Association to collaborate on the setting up of her cross-border alliance of law experts.
Aina Khan OBE spoke at the Urban Muslim Women’s Show in London
Aina Khan OBE gave a speech about Register Our Marriage law reform campaign at The Urban Muslim Woman Show organized by Saverah to an audience of over 300 women. The ROM team also run a stall which received constant visitors. There was an overwhelmingly positive response from the attendees, who had come from all over […]