.... Under Khuloe, a woman just has to state she loathes her husband and feels she can no longer fulfil her "wifely duties". Khuloe is part of a Civil Status Temporary Law, which caused controversy in Jordan when it was issued in late 2001. Jordan’s tribal- and Islamist-dominated parliament rejected the law, but the more liberal senate (upper house) passed it temporarily. In the coming months, parliament must review the law again and if passed, it will become permanent.
Islamist, tribal and independent deputies say the law is contrary to Islamic Sharia law, has made divorce too easy and led to broken homes and moral degeneration. .... Many expect parliament to insist on some changes to the Civil Status Law in order to pass it. Deputies believe Khuloe will remain active for several more months anyway, because a stack of temporary laws awaits review. |