New Delhi: An historic mosque in India agreed to scrap a ban on women entering its inner sanctum after a bitter legal battle about the restriction in the deeply religious country.
The Haji Ali Dargah trust has since 2011 barred women from the landmark mausoleum off the coast of Mumbai, insisting the presence of women near the tomb of a revered saint is a “grievous sin” in Islam.
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