TRIPLE TALAQ- The Curse
Dear readers, as a news reporter, I have to go through many brutal, unthinkable incidents that one couldn't possibly even think of. It's a story of a woman, Afreen siddiqui,who was living her 10 years old married life. I went to interview her on the topic,'triple talaq'. I asked her,what was her perspective on this matter and she wanted it to be banned or not. She replied from the bottom of the heart she wanted it to be abolished at any cost. I was a bit surprised cause in her voice it was just more than anger,there was also pain too. I asked her the reason behind it. She was wearing borkha, so I could only see her eyes, there was tear and rage both! She said, why not? Cause I didn't want this to happen with any girl again. Then she told me her story and I was stunned..In that very moment I decided to write about it. I am writing quote and quote what she said to me. Afreen said, I was the first graduate woman in my family. I wanted to study more but my abbu (father) arranged my marriage with my long distanced uncle's elder son Javed. After marriage,first six months there was no problem but after that my husband Javed started to show his true colour. He was an...