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 Associated Press, April 8 (thanks to 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)….