Divorce in the Muslim community of the Western Cape : a demographic study of 600 divorce records at the Muslim Judicial Council and National Ulama Council between 1994 and 1999

Toefy, Mogamat Yoesrie

Divorce in the Muslim community of the Western Cape : a demographic study of 600 divorce records at the Muslim Judicial Council and National Ulama Council between 1994 and 1999

Master Thesis

2002

Publisher

University of Cape Town

Department

Department of Psychology

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Abstract

This thesis examines marital discord and dissolution within the Muslim community in the Western Cape. The writer contends that the rising incidence of divorce in a community may indicate underlying social upheaval especially within its family unit. Marriage and divorce reveal individual characteristics, faulty norms and disfuntionality that may be generalised to greater societal trends within a community. The aim of this study is to identify the main reasons and contributing factors that lead to divorce. Such data will assist in planning and supporting proactive communal programmes to reduce the high divorce rate in the community.

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Bibliography: leaves 163-173.

Keywords

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