Saudi Man Divorces Wife Via Text Message

[Eric P]

Going 2 divorce u...
Thu Apr 9, 2009 3:53pm EDT

RIYADH (Reuters) - A Saudi man has divorced his wife by text message, a newspaper said Thursday.

The man was in Iraq when he sent the SMS informing her she was no longer his spouse. He followed up with a telephone call to two of his relatives, the daily Arab News reported.

A court in the Red Sea city of Jeddah finalized the split -- the first known divorce in Saudi Arabia by text message -- after summoning the two relatives to check they had received word of the husband's intention, the paper said.

Saudi Arabia practices a strict form of Islamic Sharia law, and clerics preside over Sharia courts as judges. Under the law a man can divorce his wife by saying "I divorce you" three times.

The Saudi man was in Iraq to participate in "what he described as 'jihad'," according to the Arab News. Many Saudis have gone to fight with al Qaeda militants against the Iraqi government and U.S. forces.

(Reporting by Asma Alsharif)

[Phoenix Dark]

Lots of material for a Middle Eastern version of Desperate Housewives there

[Veidt]

Is it because dudes, want to take advantage of the law before the government fully switches it  ? I heard there was a change in courts or something.

[Eric P]

this was in the "lol furners" section of Reuters so I don't expect an explanation of motivations and the like

[Robo]

I divorce you, I divorce you, I div-- haha, gotcha bitch, now do the dishes and stop talking back.

[Eric P]

what is the stance on tweetivorces?

[Flannel Boy]

Now the other type of accepted methods has been written litters.

Arvie should never draft laws.

[Eric P]

Now the other type of accepted methods has been written litters.

Arvie should never draft laws.

no, they are a cruel people

you tattoo the divorce on at least three kittens

it harkens back to when the arabians were mortal enemies of the egyptians

[Flannel Boy]

In Canada you only need one kitten and, in the name of inclusiveness, you can use a puppy instead. We are so much more progressive in the West.

[Eric P]

you wrote "letter" as "litter"

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[Human Snorenado]

...you can't behead someone via text message... CAN YOU???

[Debaser]

...you can't behead someone via text message... CAN YOU???

[Tauntaun]

...you can't behead someone via text message... CAN YOU???

That would be brutal though. 

[Veidt]

...you can't behead someone via text message... CAN YOU???

The twitter version of Deathnote.