Johor eyes making non-Muslims attend marriage school as divorces soar
Liow said a total of 9,691 divorce cases involving non-Muslim couples were recorded between 2014 and this year. — Reuters pic
Johor Tourism, Women, Family and Community Development Committee chairman Liow Cai Tung said the state government, through the Darul Ta'zim Family Development Foundation , is developing a family module for non-Muslim couples. “We will then propose to the state government that each non-Muslim couple who intends to get married must attend and obtain a pre-marriage certificate first,” said Liow.On divorce rates, Liow said a total of 9,691 divorce cases involving non-Muslim couples were recorded between 2014 and this year.
This continued rising to 1,973 in 2016, 1,749 in 2017, 2,016 cases last year and 438 cases in the year to date.
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