By Rebecca Torr
BAHRAIN could soon follow a growing regional trend of Muslim men divorcing their wives by text message, if a family law is not implemented soon, women's rights groups warned yesterday.
They say that it is wrong that men could legally divorce their wives in such a spontaneous and inhumane way.
A family law should be introduced to ensure that husbands divorce their wives in an ethical manner and that they provide for them and their children, said Bahrain Women's Union member Fatima Al Rabea.
"If we have a family law, they will think about this. But now there is no protection," she said.
The union will submit its final draft for a family law by the end of the month.
The draft of the law, which is also called the Personal Status Law, aims to govern family matters and improve the situation of Bahrain's women.
It has been put together by the union, with submissions from various women's societies.
A Sharia Court in Malaysia recently ruled that a Muslim man legally divorced his wife by sending her a short messaging service (SMS) saying: "If you don't leave your parent's house, you will be divorced".
In another case, an Egyptian woman is seeking clarification from a court on whether her husband's declaration of divorce via text message was legally valid. Read more ...
BAHRAIN could soon follow a growing regional trend of Muslim men divorcing their wives by text message, if a family law is not implemented soon, women's rights groups warned yesterday.
They say that it is wrong that men could legally divorce their wives in such a spontaneous and inhumane way.
A family law should be introduced to ensure that husbands divorce their wives in an ethical manner and that they provide for them and their children, said Bahrain Women's Union member Fatima Al Rabea.
"If we have a family law, they will think about this. But now there is no protection," she said.
The union will submit its final draft for a family law by the end of the month.
The draft of the law, which is also called the Personal Status Law, aims to govern family matters and improve the situation of Bahrain's women.
It has been put together by the union, with submissions from various women's societies.
A Sharia Court in Malaysia recently ruled that a Muslim man legally divorced his wife by sending her a short messaging service (SMS) saying: "If you don't leave your parent's house, you will be divorced".
In another case, an Egyptian woman is seeking clarification from a court on whether her husband's declaration of divorce via text message was legally valid. Read more ...
Source: Gulf Daily News
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