One-fifth Saudi marriages end in divorce

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Publication: Islamic Voice
Date: August 2002
URL: http://www.islamicvoice.com/august.2002/news.htm#ofs

Nearly one-fifth marriages in Saudi Arabia ended up in divorces during 2000-2001. According to Al-Bilad daily, 81,576 marriages were registered during this period in the country. But Shariat courts settled 16,725 divorce cases during the same period. Fifty five per cent divorces were attributed to polygamy. These conclusions are drawn from Prof. Muhammad Saif's survey. Prof Saif teaches Sociology at the King Saud University of Riyadh. The survey said divorces occurred within three years of marriage. Most divorced women were married at less than 20 years of age. Greater age disparity was cited as the major reason for divorces.
 

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