Divorce and Child Custody in Islam
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The Scientific Reason Why Married People Are Healthier
Source: Time By Amanda MacMillan / Real Simple While the research isn’t entirely one-sided (there’s the weight issue, for one), several studies have suggested that married couples reap more health benefits […]
Why does the United States still let 12-year-olds get married?
The Washington Post: by Fraidy Reiss — We preach against child-marriage abroad. But thousands of American children are wed annually. Michelle DeMello and her husband Eric DeMello were married when she was just 16 and five months pregnant, and he was 19. This archival photograph was photographed in Lincoln City, […]
Bangladesh’s plan to allow some child marriages is ‘step backwards’
theguardian: by Nita Bhalla — Campaigners say proposed law change permitting child marriage in ‘special cases’ would increase risks of rape, domestic violence and early pregnancy A 15-year-old girl on the day of her wedding to a 32-year-old man in Bangladesh. The country has one of the highest rates of […]
Non-Muslims entitled to follow own personal laws: CII
Source: The Express Tribune ISLAMABAD: Acknowledging the right of all non-Muslims to follow their respective personal laws, the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) declared that Shariah laws allowed all non-Muslims […]
Arranged marriages happier, claims former High Court family judge
Source: The Telegraph By John Bingham, social affairs editor Arranged marriage could be happier than marrying for love because it removes the pressure to find the “perfect” partner before settling down, […]
Here’s the ideal age gap for a lasting relationship
Source: ET The findings suggested that the larger the age gap, the more likely it is that you and your partner will split up. Here are the chances of breaking up, depending on your age gap: 5 years — 18 per cent 10 years — 39 per cent 20 years — 95 […]
The young Muslims finding love via an app
Source: Aljazeera By Rhodri Davies For today’s young Muslims, traditional methods of finding a life partner are increasingly viewed as inapplicable. Sana Ikarm and her husband Hakim met using Muzmatch, and about four months later they were married [Rhodri Davies/Al Jazeera] London, United Kingdom – Arzo Kazmi has been looking for […]
Science says lasting relationships come down to 2 basic traits
Business Insider: by Emily Espahani Smith — In most marriages, levels of satisfaction drop dramatically within the first few years together. But among couples who not only endure, but live happily together for years and years, the spirit of kindness and generosity guides them forward. Every day in June, the […]
Kenyan churches demand HIV test for couples wanting to marry
Source: RNS By Fredrick Nzwili NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) Some Kenyan churches are demanding premarital HIV testing before weddings, a trend activists warn is infringing on the rights of people living […]
Pakistan assembly passes marriage bill protecting Hindu women’s rights
Source: BBC By Asad Hashim Pakistan’s lower house of parliament has passed a landmark bill giving its small Hindu minority the right to register marriages, the last major hurdle on the way to enacting a law aimed at protecting women’s rights. Activists say that Hindu women have been disproportionately targeted […]
Many countries allow child marriage
Source: Pew Research Center BY ALEKSANDRA SANDSTROM AND ANGELINA E. THEODOROU Almost all of the world’s nations have laws specifying at what age a couple can marry, and in most of […]
Weapons seized at Leamington Spa Sikh temple ‘ceremonial’
Source: BBC All but one of the “bladed weapons” seized after 55 people were arrested at a protest at a Sikh temple were ceremonial, police said. Armed officers surrounded the […]
There’s just one country other than the Vatican where divorce is illegal — and some want to change that
Source: Los Angeles Time What do you do when you find yourself in an unhappy marriage but live in a country where there is no divorce? You go on Facebook […]
Bad news for guys dreaming of taking Bosnian 2nd wife
ARAB NEWS | Published — Saturday 2 July 2016 A woman takes a picture with a smartphone on the Smetovi mountain range near Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in this December 20, 2015 file photo. (REUTERS) JEDDAH: Bosnian authorities have stipulated that Saudi citizens wishing to travel to Bosnia Herzegovina must […]
Why You Will Marry the Wrong Person
Source: The New York Times By ALAIN de BOTTON IT’S one of the things we are most afraid might happen to us. We go to great lengths to avoid it. […]
Why attending an Indian wedding can be dangerous
Source: BBC Wedding celebrations are supposed to be happy events but in northern India, a shocking number end tragically, thanks to a surprisingly tenacious tradition of celebratory gunfire. Take the […]
6 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Christianity And Sex
Christianity’s history with sex is much more complicated than you might think. By Carol Kuruvilla; Religion Associate Editor, The Huffington Post Growing up in a conservative Christian church, I was taught that […]
‘Khula’ without husband’s consent is un-Islamic: The Council of Islamic Ideology
Myopia of the Muslim Mullahs has shown again that every woman and every moderate man should seek secularism Source: Express Tribune By Qaiser Butt ISLAMABAD: The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) […]
Marriage and Annulment: When Will the Catholic Church Leave the Catholics Alone?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Many in the contemporary world think of marriage and divorce as a personal matter between the husband […]