{
  "id": 4149569,
  "title": "SFI Keralam unit calls Kanthapuram Samastha circular ‘anti-women’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/sfi-keralam-unit-calls-kanthapuram-samastha-circular-anti-women",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T08:47:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/sfi-keralam-unit-calls-kanthapuram-samastha-circular-anti-women/article71403997.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Students Federation of India (SFI) Keralam unit has expressed strong disapproval of a circular issued by the Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama led by Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musliar. The directive calls for mahals and madrasas to prevent women from attending religious events alongside unrelated men. The SFI deems the instruction \"extremely anti-women and out of tune with modern society.\" Samastha president E. Sulaiman Musliar and general secretary Mr. Aboobacker jointly issued the circular, urging committees to follow Islamic norms. SFI State secretary P.S. Sanjeev criticized the statement on social media, stating that women being barred from public spaces and stages is \"extremely anti-women.\" He highlighted the achievements of Muslim women in Kerala, citing the appointment of Justice M. Fathima Beevi as India's first female Supreme Court judge in 1989. Sanjeev urged the organization to reconsider its stance, emphasizing that \"it is 2026. Religious scholars and organizations have a responsibility to act in accordance with the times.\"",
  "summary": "SFI State secretary P.S. Sanjeev says Muslim women in Keralam have made significant advances, pointing to the appointment of Justice M. Fathima Beevi as India’s first woman judge of Supreme Court in 1989",
  "key_points": [
    "SFI Keralam unit condemns Samastha circular as \"anti-women\"",
    "Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musliar leads the directive",
    "SFI State secretary P.S. Sanjeev criticizes on social media"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}