Gulf women enraged over Islamic ruling on strings-free marriage
By Agence France Presse (AFP)
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
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An Islamic tribunal's ruling that allows Sunni men to marry without having to live with or financially support their wives has enraged Gulf women's rights activists who say Islamic marriage is unfair enough already. The Mecca-based Islamic Jurisprudence Assembly announced on April 12 that so-called Misyar marriage.
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