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Title: | Muslim Divorced Women’s Right to ‘Mata’a’: A Sri Lankan Perspective |
Authors: | Ziyana, N. |
Issue Date: | 2012 |
Citation: | Annual Research Symposium |
Abstract: | In the event of the dissolution of marriage, the maintenance of a Muslim divorced woman by the husband is a contentious issue in Sri Lanka and other countries1. Although Muslim Law in most countries, including Sri Lanka, recognizes that a divorced wife should be maintained by her husband till the end of idda (waiting) period or if such a woman is pregnant, until she delivers the baby, and till the end of the nursing period of the offspring, this obligation does not extend beyond this stage. Thus, a divorced Muslim woman is worse off than her non Muslim counterpart who is entitled to alimony.2 This issue should be considered carefully in the context of Muslim marriage, because a Muslim wife is under an obligation of obedience to the husband, which makes most wives dependants on their husbands.3 Not only that, this position also leaves divorced Muslim women in a vulnerable position in the community and challenges the sustainability of Sri Lankan Society. |
URI: | http://archive.cmb.ac.lk:8080/xmlui/handle/70130/3371 |
Appears in Collections: | Law |
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