A recent survey in India revealed that 92.1 per cent of Muslim women in the country were opposed to oral divorce while 88.3 per cent were in favour of a form of divorce which offers scope for reconciliation, according to local media sources.
The survey, conducted by the Bhartiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA), found that 88.3 per cent of those surveyed were more agreeable to another form of divorce, Talaq-e-ahsan, which offered a scope for reconciliation, reportedly.
As opposed to unilateral divorce, in Talaq-e-Ahsan, the divorce is pronounced once with room for reconciliation and it can be reversed if both parties agree, sources added.
As for custody of children after divorce, 88.9 per cent were in favour of having custody of children with 95.6 per cent wanting the ex-husband to pay maintenance for children, sources further stated.
Further, 75.5 per cent were against marriage of girls below the age of 18 and 88.3 per cent wanted the age of marriage of boys to be over 21 years.
