Sms Divorce

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Welcome to the era of SMS and digital divorces. A triple talaq – via SMS or e-mail. Shocking, impersonal and near instantaneous, that’s digital divorce for you. Recently, Afsana Mushtaq (name changed) in Delhi became the first Indian woman to be digitally divorced when her husband e-mailed her the triple talaq. This article from The Tribune newspaper in India looks at the new ‘SMS divorce’ phenomenon.