Divorce has been made easy...

Divorce has been made easy, and custody of children is normally awarded to mothers, while the support that could be provided by other family members has been undermined with the erosion of the family. Islamic law functions to preserve the family structure through patriarchal hierarchy in which a base line of duties toward women is clearly drawn.

Furthermore, there is considerable room for women to maneuver within the framework of Islamic family law to prevent their husbands from arbitrarily divorcing them or remarrying. This seems far better for women than the Western customs in which the average duration of marriage is five years and in which it is common for men to keep mistresses. Previous…