Aina Khan awarded an Order of the Officer of the British Empire (OBE) for her outstanding work in the protection of women and children in unregistered marriages. Aina has been lobbying for the UK government to amend the Marriage Act 1949 to make it compulsory for all faiths to register their marriage in the UK, with […]
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Exclusive Q&A with Aina Khan
Exclusive Q&A with Aina Khan was recently featured on About Islam portal. After having received an OBE in the New Year’s Honors List 2018 for the protection of women and children in unregistered marriages, Aina Khan was interviewed for About Islam portal, where she talks about her beliefs, hopes and challenges faced on the journey […]
OBE for Aina Khan on The New Year Honours List
Aina Khan was awarded an OBE for the protection of women and children in unregistered marriages. Following the centenary year of the Order of the British Empire and the Order of the Companions of Honour, The New Year Honours List continues to demonstrate the breadth of service given by people from all backgrounds and ethnicities across the […]
Islam, Marriage, and Law
An article published in The Economist last week about Islam, Marriage and Law discusses at length how sharia marriages can hurt women in the West, especially in different European countries: The risk of being trapped between systems is acute for those in transition from the Islamic world, which has detailed prescriptions for marriage, divorce, custody and […]
Petition to Reform English Marriage Law
I have recently started a Petition to reform English Marriage Law, as it is no longer ‘Fit For Purpose’. The Problem 100,000s have no legal rights in an unregistered religious marriage and this figure is rising yearly. Religious marriages conducted abroad are legally recognised. Unfortunately, UK religious marriages are not. The result? Chaos, injustice and discrimination: […]