This article discusses divorce as an impact of labor migration out of Tajikistan and into places like Russia. It points out that after receiving a text message from their husbands working abroad with the words "talaq," or divorce, many women do not know how to protect themselves through divorce proceedings in state court. Sections: Laws vs. Reality; 'Part-Time Marriage'
Comments: 2/2/10
If the husbands try to use "Islamic law" for divorce, then maybe the women should start to use Islamic social pressure to challenge the divorce and/or seek maintenance from the men. Here are some quotes that explain the socio-legal problem:
It is common practice for young couples in Tajikistan to enter matrimony in an Islamic religious ceremony, and to make it official by registering the marriage at a local registry office.
Unions based only on a religious ceremony, however, are not officially recognized under Tajik law. Likewise, Tajik law does not recognize "talaq" as a legal divorce, and requires that married couples annul their marriages through legal channels.Descriptors: 2000s, divorce, e-news, interview, Islamic law, journalism, N, post-Soviet, Tajikistan, women
