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Aina Khan’s “Register our Marriage Roadshow” in Newcastle on 23rd March 2016 (14 April 2016)

Date: 14/04/2016
Duncan Lewis, Islamic Law Solicitors, Aina Khan’s “Register our Marriage Roadshow” in Newcastle on 23rd March 2016

Aina Khan brought her “Register our Marriage Roadshow” to the Trinity Chambers in Newcastle on the 23rd March 2016 as part of a series of events and campaign providing vital information on unregistered marriages.

The event, which was held at Trinity Chambers The Custom House Quayside Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 3DE, addressed the issue of unregistered marriages in the Muslim community and the impacts these can have on vulnerable women involved. Aina’s Roadshow discussion was followed afterwards with an interview with Spice FM radio, exploring Aina’s life, background and work.

A video of Aina’s discussion can be found by clicking here;



Aina stated;

“I was honoured and privileged to see that there was a packed room (at Trinity barristers Chambers, Quayside, Newcastle). Most of the region's leading women's groups and activists such as Cris McCurley, Shahda Khan, Halo Project, Angelou Centre as well as lawyers were present, along with councillor Dipu Ahmad and Imam Abdullah Kola. There was a lively discussion and the road show had a great impact, with the consensus being that local experience echoed my evidence that this is a serious and growing issue. I am looking forward to working with the local influencers to make a difference. I particularly enjoyed my interview with Spice FM radio afterwards.”

Aina Khan’s “Register Our Marriage” roadshow has already seen successful turnouts throughout the UK. As part of her 'Register Our Marriage' project she will discuss the importance of registering marriages in the UK. It is estimated that around 80% of young British Muslims are in unregistered marriages and that this is growing rapidly.

As a consequence of this, many couples are left with no legal rights upon divorce or to inheritance and pension rights. Given the shocking deficiency in quantitative and qualitative data, intellectual paralysis has set in.

With this in mind, Aina Khan, initiated roadshows around the UK to facilitate reform by Muslims themselves, by way of ‘Ijma’ (consensus) and ‘Ijtihad’ (rational analogy).

As part of the 'Register Our Marriage' Roadshow, a set of distinctive and innovative mechanisms are to be put in place to address the situation;

a) A wide-ranging survey on Surveymonkey on Muslim marriage and divorce (launched on 30 September 2014). See link here.

b) A strong social media campaign to quickly reach the under 30s

c) A nationwide series of road shows visiting major UK cities

d) A series of webinars and blogs with ‘How To’ guides on Muslim marriage and divorce

e) Training materials for Mosques and wedding venues to register marriages

f) Disseminating the widely recognised Islamic narrative of formally recognised marriage and unequivocal financial support of wives and children

g) Setting up of local ‘Women only’ Sharia Councils to grant Islamic divorces to women who do not have the power of divorce given in the Islamic marriage contract.


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