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Singapore Muslims end divorce by cell phone
SINGAPORE--It may be legal in Dubai, but Muslim authorities here have annulled divorces via SMS. In an about-face from their decision last month to let men divorce their wives by a text message on their mobile phones, the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore, the Syariah Court and the Registry of Muslim Marriages released a statement yesterday saying they were "unanimous in their view that divorce through SMS is unacceptable".
SINGAPORE--It may be legal in Dubai, but Muslim authorities here have annulled divorces via SMS.
In an about-face from their decision last month to let men divorce their wives by a text message on their mobile phones, the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore, the Syariah Court and the Registry of Muslim Marriages released a statement yesterday saying they were "unanimous in their view that divorce through SMS is unacceptable".
Their new stance against wireless divorces comes from "elements of doubt" over the sender's identity and sincerity. --Susan Tsang, Special to ZDNet Asia