ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the relationship of the political subjectivity of Muslim women in India, by analysing the socio-political contexts of the two most contested cases, namely Shah Bano (1985) and Shayara Bano (2016), after providing an introduction through the case of Naderah Begum (1776). These three cases form the basis on which the question of the status of Muslim women in the legal and political spheres is often brought up. By drawing parallels between these individual cases, and the recent emergence of Islamic feminist politics among Indian Muslim women groups, this chapter aims to show the problems and prospects of a new political subjectivity for Muslim women in India.
