Detroit anti-dhimmitude: Appeals court says Islamic divorce not legal in Michigan

Posted by Robert on April 8, 2009 10:24 AM

What's sauce for the Islamic goose is not sauce for the Michigander. "Mich. court overturns ruling in Muslim divorce," by Ed White for the [1] Associated Press, April 8 (thanks to [2] Islam In Action):

DETROIT - Declaring "I divorce thee" three times is not a legal way to end a marriage in Michigan.

The state appeals court on Wednesday overturned a ruling in Oakland County that recognized a divorce ritual that is common among Muslims in India.

The appeals court says the woman, Saida Tarikonda, was deprived of her rights. She wasn't present in India in April 2008 when her husband returned there to declare what's known as the "triple talaq" (TA'-lock)....


Article printed from Jihad Watch: http://www.jihadwatch.org/2009/04/detroit-anti-dhimmitude-appeals-court-says-islamic-divorce-not-legal-in-michigan.html

URLs in this post:
[1] http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-mi-mich-muslimdivorc,0,3547251.story
[2] http://islaminaction08.blogspot.com/2009/04/michigan-court-over-turns-islamic-law.html