The Indian Express -- Expressions

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Friday, August 1 1997

Letters to the Editor

Case by case -- Uniform civil code, without tears

The Supreme Court's ruling that Muslim children of divorced parents require maintenance to be paid by the father till they attain maturity is extremely progressive and ought to be welcomed.

Women victims of partition -- Brutalised and humiliated

It is the greatest taboo surrounding partition. Everyone knows about the rioting, the brutality, the train massacres, the forced migrations. But the extent of the sexual violence has been concealed behind a veil of silence and shame. The figures available suggest that about 100,000 women were abducted, mainly in Punjab.

Crying out for social justice

The current session of Parliament has a special significance for women as there are two pending Bills which concern their rights. One is the Women's Reservation Bill. The other is the Agricultural Workers Bill.

Terror in Jerusalem -- Despite the blasts, the peace process

War of one-upmanship

Among the rodent-catchers