Located in the bustling heart of Mumbai, the nondescript office of the Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA) is easily missed. But hundreds of Muslim women in legal distress have sought refuge here, often guided in by a staff member waving her hand out the grilled, first story window. Some have been abandoned through an antiquated religious practice known as “triple talaq,” which instantly grants a divorce to men who say “talaq” three times. Others have been cheated out of inheritances, or denied custody of their children without grounds. All have fallen through the cracks of India’s legal system, which allows religious communities to govern themselves in matters such as marriage and adoption, among others. Why We Wrote This In India, a group that advocates for Muslim women finds itself caught in the crossfire of the broader debate over a Uniform Civil Code, a sweeping reform that could redefine India’s approach to religious liberty.…