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Debunking three common myths about divorce and abuse in Muslim communities

  • Written by Sandra Elhelw Wright, PhD Candidate, Australian National University
Many Muslim women in Australia struggle to secure a religious divorce to escape abusive relationships.

A recent ABC News investigation highlighted the difficulties some Muslim women in Australia have experienced in trying to obtain a religious divorce from imams. This in turn can many times trap Muslim women in abusive relationships for years.

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