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India's Muslim inheritance law sexist, unfair

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Every individual, at least in one stage of life, will be confronted by the religion he or she is born. One can lead a non-religious life but from birth to death religion makes its presence in different forms predominantly in an individual''s various stages of life - Love, marriage, inheritance and even death. The parents' religion determines a child's religion soon after his birth. Even before the child start realising the mundane life, religion is thrust upon them. I don't understand the prevailing system of issuing birth certificate bearing the religion of the child. Why the hurry to add religion as soon as a child is born? Let them choose their religion at a later stage. My topic is the inheritance law.We all know India is a mixed community which follows a constitution framed out of various constitutions from across the world. In that sense it is a mixed document which has provided space for Sharia laws to be considered for the Muslim community in issues