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A top Palestinian judge is postponing divorces during the fasting month of Ramadan as he believes people may make hasty decisions “because they have not eaten and not smoked”.
Mahmoud al-Habbash is Supreme Qadi (or Sharia judge) in the Palestinian Authority, which governs the West Bank.
He has directed judges in the Sharia courts, which are the only Palestinian courts with jurisdiction over marriage and divorce, to postpone divorce applications until after Ramadan.
According to Al Jazeera, al-Habbash has said his decision is based on “the experience of previous years”.
He said some people “create problems” in their marriages which can be attributed to the effects of fasting.
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