Apr 10 2009
If Only It Was That Simple
A Saudi man had divorced his wife by sending her a text message. Yep that is what I said, he sent her a text message that simple said you are no longer my wife. Now how simple is that?
Well not just one text message was enough. Apparently he also called some of his relatives and said his marriage was over. And according to Saudi law he is divorced from his wife. In Saudi Arabia they practice something Sharia law, I guess it is a strict form of Islamic law. Then the divorce was finalised by a court in Jeddah city. According to the report this is the first known divorce by text message.
Now can you imagine the chaos that would ensue if divorce was that simple here. Divorce is already simple enough as is. Now imagine just telling your spouse three times that I divorce you. Now ask yourself the question, if it was that simple would I be married today? Well I can honestly say that after reading this story to my husband he looked at me with the strangest look. And all I said was “not in our country, we don’t practice Sharia law.” And all he did was laugh.
I can honestly say that I don’t live in a country that practices a medieval form of law that allows women no rights.
A pretty sexist type of society that shows Islam as being an inferior religion despite what Muslims may try to say. Saying culture is responsible, doesn’t cut it for me!