After court battle, Indian women enter landmark mosque with song and tears


  • World
  • Wednesday, 30 Nov 2016

MUMBAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Hundreds of women poured into the inner sanctum of the iconic Haji Ali Dargah mosque in Mumbai on Tuesday after a Supreme Court order granted them equal access, sparking hope for other cases of discrimination against women.

The lengthy legal battle for women to enter the heart of Haji Ali Dargah is one of many cases for equal access in places of worship in India.

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