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Muslim Women in India Seek Gender Equality in Marriage
By NILANJANA S. ROYPublished: April 24, 2012 NEW DELHI — Three years ago, Salma Khatun’s husband divorced her in a fit of rage after a quarrel, pronouncing what is known as the triple talaq in the presence of witnesses. The triple talaq is a formula of repudiation. The first two times it is pronounced, it […]
Breaking the bonds on marriage
April 15, 2012
Katharine MurphyApril 16, 2012 Illustration: Andrew Dyson The discrimination against same-sex couples should end, but progress on the issue can’t be taken for granted. SOME of the most implacable defenders of marriage as a union between a man and a woman don’t make it sound all that enticing. In fact, some of the more recent […]
Sex and Sharia: Muslim women punished for failed marriages
April 2, 2012
By Charlotte Rachael ProudmanNotebook – A selection of Independent views -, OpinionMonday, 2 April 2012 Today I received another telephone call from a young Muslim woman, Nasrin, who pleaded with me to help her obtain an Islamic divorce. After fleeing a forced marriage characterised by rape and physical violence, Nasrin applied for an Islamic divorce […]
The Rise of Intermarriage
February 18, 2012
Rates, Characteristics Vary by Race and Gender by Wendy Wang Executive Summary This report analyzes the demographic and economic characteristics of newlyweds who marry spouses of a different race or ethnicity, and compares the traits of those who “marry out” with those who “marry in.” The newlywed pairs are grouped by the race and ethnicity […]
Are Women Better At Living Alone?
February 2, 2012
Sociologist Eric Klinenberg’s new book, Going Solo, explores the question.By Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow|Posted Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012 What’s the secret to living happily alone?Illustration by Rob Donnelly. Earlier this year, divorcee Dominique Browning published an essay in the New York Times positing a gender gap in the talent for living alone. She and her single female […]
Are Women Better At Living Alone?
February 2, 2012
Sociologist Eric Klinenberg’s new book, Going Solo, explores the question.By Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow|Posted Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012 What’s the secret to living happily alone?Illustration by Rob Donnelly. Earlier this year, divorcee Dominique Browning published an essay in the New York Times positing a gender gap in the talent for living alone. She and her single female […]
What’s fueling Bible Belt divorces
August 27, 2011
By Katia Hetter, Special to CNNAugust 25, 2011 Southerners tend to run to the altar earlier, but also more often to divorce court, experts say. (CNN) — While the Bible Belt is known for its devotion to traditional values, Southerners don’t do so well on one key family value: They are more likely to get […]
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