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MEDIA INFLUENCEON ROLE OFMUSLIM WOMEN INPOLITICS IN INDIA
REFERENCES Scholarly articles1.Lal, R., 2004. Islam in India. In RABASA A., BENARD C., CHALK P., FAIR C.,KARASIK T., LAL R., et al. (Authors),The Muslim World After 9/11(pp. 297-320).RAND Corporation. Rollie Lal, a visiting associate professor at Elliott School of International Affairs, analyses thesocietal factors relating to the Indian Islamic Environment and states that in India, theMuslim community forms the largest minority. Here, Kashmir has been the primaryfocus for media due to its political controversies. Indian Muslim organisations,specifically Jamaat, have been largely supported by Indian Muslim women especially onits stance over the talaq (divorce) and maintenance payments relating to it. The articlealso emphasizes on the case of 1986 related to Shah Bano who was awarded continuedmaintenance payments by the Supreme Court. This was only possible due to thecontinued pressure from media on the then Rajiv Gandhi Government which led to thepassing of Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act of 1986. This eventrestored the shari'a ruling and ultimately rescinded the maintenance payments with thesupport of All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB). The idea is bettersupported here with better research than in any other article found, specifically whichdwells upon the current environment of Muslim Community in relation to women.According to me, this research is important as it helps in providing a well-establishedbackground or premise of the topic that attempts to analyse how media influences in therole of Muslim women in Politics in India. Without ascertaining the current scenarioregarding the Islamic community it would be futile to analyse such a situation in aneffective manner as it would provide an incomplete picture regarding the same. Also,this would help me in investigating the current issues relating to women and the Islamiccommunity as a whole which is important in order to analyse the overall impact ofmedia on women politicians and their decisions related to this particular field. 2.Shukla, S. and Shukla, S., 1996. Political Participation of Muslim Women.The IndianJournal of Political Science.57(1/4). pp.1-13.1
Shukla and Shukla emphasize on the importance of national development through thedetermination of status of women in that particular society. This paper aims to provide adetailed account on the Political Participation of Muslim Women in India. It also looksat the current laws and legislations related to political participation of women alongwith other laws by taking into account the historical as well as current perspective inaddition to global scenario. For instance, the author observes that Indian womenreceived their right to equal political participation as well as to vote much earlier incomparison to other Western economies. Such an instance indicates that media did helpIndian women in achieving their rights by spreading awareness and pressurising thepolitical leaders to work towards this goal. Also, International media also highlightedgender equality massively. This also helped in recognising the benefits of influentialmedia towards the betterment of society by bringing about societal changes throughpolitics. It also emphasizes on gender inequality in regards to political participation byaddressing various contributing factors such as lack of education, awareness, poverty,marriage and overall mindset of the Indian society. For the purpose providing acomprehensive account regarding the political participation irregularities amongMuslim women and men, the author has undertaken a doctrinal method wherein a wideassortment of legislations, articles, journals and books. The idea is better supported herewith better research than in any other article found as it dwells upon the establishmentof Indian political scenario relating to Indian Muslim women by giving a backdrop onhow they have developed over the years. Apart from this, it also throws light on theIndian Muslim women by stating that, previously, only those females belonging to theelite and economically well-off families had the ability to become a part of politicalparties. However, this custom has started to change in the present day scenario. Allthese insights are significant for the research as it would help me in ascertaining howinfluential is media in impacting the role of Indian Muslim women in Politics as theyprovide a premise for conducting a further research in relation to this particular topic.2
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