Hilal Ahmed is Associate Professor at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, New Delhi, India.R. K. Mishra is Senior Professor and ONGC Subir Raha Chair Professor at the Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad, India.K. N. Jehangir is Faculty Member (Students’ Mentor) at the Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad, India.

• Introduction Part 1. History and Law 1. Of Statutes and Scriptures: Diversity, Democracy, Personal Laws and Courts 2. Muslim Personal Laws from a Cross-national and Comparative Law Perspective 3. Decoding Uniform Civil Code (UCC): A Sociological Analysis 4. Muslim Personal Law Reform and Human Rights Part II. Politics and Law 5. Muslim Personal Law and Triple Talaq: Claims, Counter-claims and the Media Discourse 6. Triple Talaq Bill and Reforming the Muslim Personal Law in India 7. Politics of Shariat in Postcolonial India Part III. Gender and Law 8. Challenging the Hegemonic Discourse: All India Muslim Women Personal Law Board and Gender Justice 9. Gender Equality Should Guide the Process of Reforming Family Laws and Not National Integration

Hilal Ahmed is Associate Professor at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, New Delhi, India.R. K. Mishra is Senior Professor and ONGC Subir Raha Chair Professor at the Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad, India.K. N. Jehangir is Faculty Member (Students’ Mentor) at the Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad, India.

• Introduction Part 1. History and Law 1. Of Statutes and Scriptures: Diversity, Democracy, Personal Laws and Courts 2. Muslim Personal Laws from a Cross-national and Comparative Law Perspective 3. Decoding Uniform Civil Code (UCC): A Sociological Analysis 4. Muslim Personal Law Reform and Human Rights Part II. Politics and Law 5. Muslim Personal Law and Triple Talaq: Claims, Counter-claims and the Media Discourse 6. Triple Talaq Bill and Reforming the Muslim Personal Law in India 7. Politics of Shariat in Postcolonial India Part III. Gender and Law 8. Challenging the Hegemonic Discourse: All India Muslim Women Personal Law Board and Gender Justice 9. Gender Equality Should Guide the Process of Reforming Family Laws and Not National Integration

Hilal Ahmed is Associate Professor at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, New Delhi, India.R. K. Mishra is Senior Professor and ONGC Subir Raha Chair Professor at the Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad, India.K. N. Jehangir is Faculty Member (Students’ Mentor) at the Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad, India.

• Introduction Part 1. History and Law 1. Of Statutes and Scriptures: Diversity, Democracy, Personal Laws and Courts 2. Muslim Personal Laws from a Cross-national and Comparative Law Perspective 3. Decoding Uniform Civil Code (UCC): A Sociological Analysis 4. Muslim Personal Law Reform and Human Rights Part II. Politics and Law 5. Muslim Personal Law and Triple Talaq: Claims, Counter-claims and the Media Discourse 6. Triple Talaq Bill and Reforming the Muslim Personal Law in India 7. Politics of Shariat in Postcolonial India Part III. Gender and Law 8. Challenging the Hegemonic Discourse: All India Muslim Women Personal Law Board and Gender Justice 9. Gender Equality Should Guide the Process of Reforming Family Laws and Not National Integration