Social Media Emerging Threat To Marital Lives

facebook-love-failRiyadh: Social networking websites where on one hand are contributing in tying up the wedding knots, they have also been found to facilitate the increasing divorce trend, breaking up the marital relationships.

According to report released by the one of the Arab media, through the use of social websites, ‘twitter’ and ‘facebook’, naming are emerging as threatening trend in Saudi Arabia, where men are being seen divorcing their wives unlike the previous practice.

In the report it has been stated that several judges of the courts have admitted to the happening of wrong doing. ‘The women are being divorced through the websites’, said the court high official.

Around 2231 divorce cases have been reported in the last 8 months span owing to the issue, says the figures and details released by the Saudi Law Minister.

The experts in this connection say that internet; especially social media has reduced the communication gap between people, hence fostering their ties and linkages. They stated that people have begun to use the medium for entering into marital relationships and thereby breaking them up.

Religious scholars recorded their statements as saying, divorce given through the use of any of the communication medium, be it telephone, social media or e-mail is considered liable. However, they added saying further that it is necessary for a woman to recognize her husband’s voice on phone incase of ‘divorce’.

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