“I divorce you, I divorce you, and I Divorce You,” wrote Sheikha Mahra, invoking the practice of triple talaq, which allows a Muslim man to divorce his wife by saying the Arabic word for divorce three times.
One of the daughters of Dubai’s ruler announced her intent to seek a divorce in an Instagram post Wednesday, making Sheikha Mahra bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum the latest princess of the emirate to publicly counter the norms of her country — and of her father, the Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Dubai.
In repeating the phrase “I divorce you” three times, the princess appeared to be referencing the controversial practice of triple talaq. Customarily, under Sunni Islamic law, triple talaq allows a Muslim man to divorce his wife by saying talaq — the Arabic word for divorce — three times. The man does not need to offer a reason or obtain his wife’s agreement.
Mahra married Sheikh Mana bin Mohammed bin Rashid bin Mana Al Maktoum, who is also a member of the UAE’s royal family, in a glamorous ceremony last May. The couple welcomed a daughter less than three months ago.The princess suggested in her Wednesday post that her husband had been unfaithful to her, saying that he was “occupied with other companions.” Her apparent invocation of triple talaq broke from the practice’s typical implementation, as it is men who invoke talaq under Islamic law.
Sheikha Latifa, Mahra’s sister and a fellow princess of the emirate, described her father as a “major criminal” and deemed him responsible for imprisoning disobedient women before she fled Dubai,last May. Though the prime minister of the UAE has highlighted gender equality in his public and political life, particularly while engaged in diplomacy with the West, Latifa saw Dubai as repressive for women — even as the ruler’s daughter.
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