American Muslims and Divorces

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The paper examines how many Americans believe that when the Muslim men divorce their wives, the wives have to struggle to provide for themselves and their children. The paper explains that this is simply not true. The paper explains how Islamic beliefs require Muslim men to give proper care of their women even when they divorce. The paper maintains that it is important to take a look at the procedures and statistics concerning Muslim divorce and how it affects American Muslim wives. The paper notes that American Muslim women have lower statistics of divorce, yet it affects them differently than American white women.

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"How easy or difficult is it for Muslim women to divorce in America? What are the statistics concerning Muslim women versus American "white" women concerning divorce? Many Americans have the picture in their minds of Muslim men saying, "I divorce you. I divorce you. I divorce you" (Distorted Image of Muslim Women)."

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