This article provides information about how the women’s status is affected by the state policy of population control: Islam does not prohibit family planning. Several ‘Ulemas’ of different countries in fact have already issued ‘fatwas’ saying that all temporary forms of family planning for medical and economic reasons are permitted. In Islamic countries like Turkey… Continue reading How Women’s Status is affected by the State Policy of Population Control?
Category: Population
India’s Experience in Tackling Population Problems
This article provides information about the experience of tackling population problem in India: India was one of the first countries to recognise the population problem and adopt an official national programme on family planning in 1952. Concern over the rise in population in India started well before independence, in the 1930s.
Neo-Malthusian Theory of Population (Useful Notes)
This article provides information about the Neo-Malthusian theory of population growth and control: The term neo-Malthusianism was first used in 1877 by Dr. Samuel Van Houten, one of the vice- presidents of the Malthusian League. Neo- Malthusianism was not just a campaign in favour of birth control; it was particular perspective on the effects of… Continue reading Neo-Malthusian Theory of Population (Useful Notes)