Man divorces wife by text message
A Dubai court validated the divorce of a husband who sent his wife her marching orders by text message on his mobile phone, Gulf newspapers reported.
Abdel Salam Mohammad Darwish, adviser at the Family Reconciliation section of the courts, told the Khaleej Times the divorce was confirmed as valid, but the husband changed his mind after a couple of hours.
The Gulf News daily said the couple approached the court asking if they were divorced after the husband sent his wife a message that read: “Why are you late? You are divorced.”
Islamic Sharia law stipulates a man can divorce his wife by either speaking or writing the words “I divorce you” three times, if certain conditions are met. If he utters the sentence only twice, he can alter his decision within three months.
The same rights are not available to women.