Petty reasons seem to be the cause of divorce among couples in Putrajaya, a district in Kuala Lumpur.
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Jakim Family Development director Ghafani Awang Teh attributes this to the fact that these young couples stay in an age of instant gratification.
"I think it's the affliction of modern times, where everything can be found at the blink of an eye, that young couples see divorce as an easy way out without even wanting to try to work out their problems first," he told the New Straits Times.
He cited the case of a young woman who wanted a divorce after only three days of marriage as her husband had forgotten to buy the food she had asked for.
A study by Jakim revealed that 40 per cent of divorce cases in the last 10 years among Muslim couples were due to "irreconcilable differences".
Other contributing factors were financial constraints, spouses being irresponsible, polygamy, drug abuse and extra-marital affairs.
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Jakim has introduced a slew of initiatives to counter this phenomenon, including seminars, forums, conferences and workshops.
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It said in a statement that from 2006, the ministry, through the Malaysia National Population and Family Development Board had implemented the SMARTSTART pre-marriage course for newly-weds and those who had been married for less than five years, the New Strait Times reports.
Source-ANI
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