Fast Fact: Women, Divorce, and Religion in Arab Countries
by YES! Magazine on May 15, 2014 | Views: 203 | Score: 0
Percent who agree that "women should have the right to initiate a divorce" | Percent who disagree | |
---|---|---|
Arabs who say religion is "important" | 69 | 28 |
Arabs who say religion is "not important" | 46 | 51 |
Sources:
gallup.com
According to a Gallup poll, there are "few differences between those [Arabs] who rate religion as 'important' and those who rate it as 'not important' in regard to their attitudes toward women's rights. However, religious Arabs are more likely to support women's right to initiate divorce than Arabs who say religion is not important." For more fascinating facts see: bit.ly/1kUwOmA