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Muslim women can be snapped without burqa for i-card: Cleric

Maulana Kalbe Jawaad, a member of Muslim Personal Law Board, said it was similar to women getting themselves photographed for obtaining passports for Haj pilgrimage.

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In the midst of controversy over photographing of burqa-clad Muslim women for voter cards, a leading Shia cleric today said they can be snapped without the veil as Islamic law permitted it under special circumstances.
   
Backing the Supreme Court's rejection of the argument that women cannot be asked to lift face-covering veils for I-card photography, Maulana Kalbe Jawaad, also a member of Muslim Personal Law Board, said it was similar to women getting themselves photographed for obtaining passports for Haj pilgrimage.
   
He also told reporters here that Muslim women could approach Shariat courts to claim maintenance in divorce cases.
   
"There is provision in Shariat Law to provide 'Harjana' (maintenance) to the estranged wife in a divorce case," he said.
   
He said all Muslim clerics should keep an effective check on cases of harassment on women and prevent litigation regarding family disputes.
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