{UAH} 'Arab woman' in UAE divorces husband following 'cheap' honeymoon

"Nearly 30 percent of marriages in the UAE end in divorce within their first year, the Abu Dhabi Statistics Centre said in a report last year." This is clear evidence that even with  a very small dose of liberalism being sprinkled into the archaic and medieval system of patriarchy  that still governs family life, most marriages in the muslim countries would collapse. Once women realise they can escape their oppression or loosen the tight shackles of male patriarchy that tie them firmly in the iron grip and control of men, they will bolt. UAE has liberalised divorce- so you can see this reflected in the high divorce rate. In almost 90% of the cases, it is the woman asking for divorce.

Bobby.

  

The New Arab

'Arab woman' in UAE divorces husband following 'cheap' honeymoon

A women in the UAE has filed for divorce on her honeymoon [Corbis News]

Date of publication: 9 April, 2019

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A women in the UAE says she had to pay for all the bills and furniture in her new marriage, has filed for divorce from her 'cheap' husband.

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An Arab women filed for divorce at an Abu Dhabi court due to her husband being "cheap", Bayan reported this week.

She claims her husband asked her to pay for all the bills and was equally miserly when they returned home to the UAE.

"He didn't spend a penny on this marriage," she told the court, waiving all her rights in order to get the divorce.

The woman had registered all the bills - including water and electricity - under her name at her husband's request. 

He claimed he had lost his personal documents.

The marriage was further strained when the man ignored his wife, despite her buying all the furniture for their new house.

The UAE has the highest divorce rates in the region, with the government intervening to prevent Emirati marriages falling apart. The high cost of living in the UAE is believed to be one factor behind the divorce rates.

Nearly 30 percent of marriages in the UAE end in divorce within their first year, the Abu Dhabi Statistics Centre said in a report last year.

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