Divorce in the middle east

Submitted by Isis (Australia), Dec 17, 2008 at 20:19

Divorce is rare anywhere in the middle east as it is against the teachings of the Koran. My experience is in Egypt where it is now a long, protracted and expensive procedure and hence most not opt for this option. The men just make sure that their first wives and the children of that marriage are adequately taken care of and move onto the second wife.

The men used to be able to say "I divorce you" three seperate times in front of three male witnesses and the divorce was complete but now women in Egypt have more rights in divorce cases. You may well have to comtemplate life as the 2nd wife.

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