Bzzzt

Jan 6th, 2019 | By
Category: Notes and Comment Blog

Oh, how thoughtful.

Women in Saudi Arabia divorced by their husbands will now be sent a text message to inform them of their new status.

The move is designed to stop the practice of men ending marriages without telling their wives.

That nice Saudi Ministry of Justice tweeted it.

So nice for her, as she’s walking around in her abaya (which she wouldn’t be, because women aren’t supposed to be walking around on their own) she gets a text telling her she’s divorced. I’m glad it’s such a nice blue-sky day.

The message will include the divorce certificate number and the name of the relevant court where the women can pick up the documentation.
Women can also inquire about their marital status through a website and view details of any probate certificates.

Notice what women can’t do, which is refuse to be unilaterally divorced. Women have no say in the matter, but the government is kindly seeing to it that they will be told they’re divorced.

Such progress; much reform.

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