March 02, 2007
Islam's highest cleric in the "moderate" state of Dubai issued a fatwa yesterday permitting the country's Muslim men to divorce their wives through text messaging. The Grand Mufti Ahmed al-Haddad, in a written statement, said that phone SMS messaging was no different than written declarations of divorce. He also declared that religious authorities could judge the divorce over a mobile phone.Islamic law only requires that a husband repeat the phrase "I divorce you" three times for a marriage to end.
The Jawa Report suspects this is Dubai's latest attempt to attract wealthy, mistress laiden, foreigners to the country. Under Islamic law a man may have several wives. And under some interpretations of Islamic law (for Shias, especially) a man may have a "temporary wife".
We can see rich and drunken celebraties flocking to Dubai for quick polygomous marriages, and even quicker divorces! Alas, what is good for the goose is not good for the gander in Dubai. As Mike over at MEMRI notes, only the husband can drop the wife in this oh-so-convenient manner.
Sorry Britney Spears, Dubai is not the answer to your K-Fed problems. Because, as it turns out, K-Fed actually found out Britney was leaving him through a text message she sent.
But Bobby Brown might want to think about visiting the kingdom right about now.
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Posted by: Garduneh Mehr at March 02, 2007 05:21 PM (vixLB)
Posted by: Rusty at March 02, 2007 05:49 PM (JQjhA)
Posted by: Michael Weaver at March 02, 2007 06:28 PM (2OHpj)
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Posted by: Garduneh Mehr at March 02, 2007 07:18 PM (vixLB)
America gives women unjust power over men.
Both systems suck.
Anybody here think having an irresponsible, sluttish, stupid and emotionally retarded woman like Britny Spears awarded custody of their kids is an enlightened attitude? That's the norm, not the aberration, folks.
Women cant even pick which shoes to wear when they leave the house, but they have undue power over men's live's in this neutered country. Women cant make up their minds on any given subject except self indulgence, but we let them make up our minds for us.
Even islam has at least one good point.
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