GURUGRAM: This is what a silent revolution looks as if. Six sisters, who live with their oldsters in Delhi's Malaviya Nagar, have launched a campaign against dowry of their native village, Pingwa in Mewat. Since Friday final, they have been busy in a door-to-door campaign against the social evil in Mewat.
They have declared they are going to additionally urge qazis, or Sharia Justice of the Peace, not to allow such weddings in the district.
Shabana Khan, 29, the eldest of six sister, used to be married to a Sikandrabad, UP, resident 10 years in the past. Tormented by way of her in-laws for dowry, she returned house to her oldsters after struggling for two years. Since then, she realised most ladies around her suffered after marriage for "not bringing enough dowry".
Noticing the plight of their sister, Shabana's 5 more youthful sisters — Nishi (26), Neelu (24), Shahin (23), Abida (21) and Nafisa (15) — have declared they would relatively remain unmarried if there may be dowry focused on a possible alliance. It additionally impressed them to launch their campaign against dowry. They based an organisation in 2014 — Sahely, for victims of dowry, and still have made up our minds to return to their roots to empower girls in Mewat.
"As dowry, my father gifted all kinds of household articles, but he didn't have enough money for a car and the lakhs of rupees in cash sought. For this, I was harassed by my in-laws and eventually my marriage broke. Dowry is an epidemic. Girls are mentally and physically tortured for it. It has to stop, and it's time somebody did something about it," stated Shabana.
The sisters will organise public conferences in the villages to raise awareness. They chose Mewat no longer handiest because it is their ancestral house, but also because of its prime illiteracy.
"Both Islam and country's laws prohibit dowry, yet it's given and taken openly. We'll approach all qazis and tell them not to consecrate any wedding where dowry is exchanged. In fact, dowry seekers should be boycotted. It's against Islam, and is a cancer that is eating away at the foundations of the institution of marriage," stated Shahin, any other sister.
The sisters will target each youths and elders for his or her campaign. "We as a society spend more on girl's dowry than her education. We should provide all resources to a girl for education, and not give any dowry at all. Even if in one generation, family of the bride/groom refuse to give/accept dowry, our job is done. That will transform society and will be the way to save the girl child," added Neelu.
They have declared they are going to additionally urge qazis, or Sharia Justice of the Peace, not to allow such weddings in the district.
Shabana Khan, 29, the eldest of six sister, used to be married to a Sikandrabad, UP, resident 10 years in the past. Tormented by way of her in-laws for dowry, she returned house to her oldsters after struggling for two years. Since then, she realised most ladies around her suffered after marriage for "not bringing enough dowry".
Noticing the plight of their sister, Shabana's 5 more youthful sisters — Nishi (26), Neelu (24), Shahin (23), Abida (21) and Nafisa (15) — have declared they would relatively remain unmarried if there may be dowry focused on a possible alliance. It additionally impressed them to launch their campaign against dowry. They based an organisation in 2014 — Sahely, for victims of dowry, and still have made up our minds to return to their roots to empower girls in Mewat.
"As dowry, my father gifted all kinds of household articles, but he didn't have enough money for a car and the lakhs of rupees in cash sought. For this, I was harassed by my in-laws and eventually my marriage broke. Dowry is an epidemic. Girls are mentally and physically tortured for it. It has to stop, and it's time somebody did something about it," stated Shabana.
The sisters will organise public conferences in the villages to raise awareness. They chose Mewat no longer handiest because it is their ancestral house, but also because of its prime illiteracy.
"Both Islam and country's laws prohibit dowry, yet it's given and taken openly. We'll approach all qazis and tell them not to consecrate any wedding where dowry is exchanged. In fact, dowry seekers should be boycotted. It's against Islam, and is a cancer that is eating away at the foundations of the institution of marriage," stated Shahin, any other sister.
The sisters will target each youths and elders for his or her campaign. "We as a society spend more on girl's dowry than her education. We should provide all resources to a girl for education, and not give any dowry at all. Even if in one generation, family of the bride/groom refuse to give/accept dowry, our job is done. That will transform society and will be the way to save the girl child," added Neelu.
Mewat sisters launch anti-dowry drive, ask qazis to join the fight
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