Saudi man divorces wife by text message

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Source: Reuters

"RIYADH (Reuters) – A Saudi man has divorced his wife by text message, a newspaper said on Thursday."

"Saudi Arabia practises a strict form of Islamic Sharia law, and clerics preside over Sharia courts as judges. Under the law a man can divorce his wife by saying "I divorce you" three times.

The Saudi man was in Iraq to participate in "what he described as 'jihad'," according to the Arab News. Many Saudis have gone to fight with al Qaeda militants against the Iraqi government and U.S. forces."

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090409/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_saudi_divorce

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Not sure if anyone posted this already. I did check for a dupe.