With regard to the article “Over 1,000 women ask for ‘khula' in six months” (May 20), I think that it is alarming that so many women have petitioned the court for a divorce. I wish that there was more clarity about the reasons for the increase in divorce rates in general. Both sides work so hard to find someone to spend the rest of their lives with, only to end up leaving one another. And it is so much worse if children are involved. Fatema, Online response
Thousands of Saudi single women will have good news as there will be at least 1,000 men available for marriage. Also, these 1,000 women will enter the workforce or study or receive government social allowances to bring up their children.