Description

Nikah Halala is often presented as a rare religious technicality. In reality, it has evolved into a system where consent is manufactured, coercion is normalized, and abuse is shielded by legality.

Halala: A Crime With a License is a global investigative work examining how a legal loophole has been transformed into a mechanism of control over women's lives. Drawing on documented case studies, court records, survivor testimonies, journalistic investigations, and human-rights analysis, the book traces how Halala operates across South Asia, the Middle East, and Western diaspora communities.

This work explores how divorce is weaponized, how intermediaries and repeat participants profit from Halala arrangements, how social and religious pressure collapses genuine consent, and how trauma is silenced once the procedure is completed. It also examines the long-term psychological impact on women, the intergenerational effects on children, and the broader erosion of trust within families and communities.

The book does not attack faith, belief, or any community. Instead, it separates religion from interpretation, exposing how authority and power manipulate doctrine to justify exploitation. Reformist voices, legal challenges, and acts of resistance are examined alongside the costs paid by those who dare to speak out.

Written in a restrained, investigative tone, this is a work of human-rights nonfiction intended for readers interested in women's studies, law, sociology, and social justice. It challenges silence, questions licensed harm, and asks whether cultural sensitivity should ever come at the cost of human dignity.