Princess of Dubai Announces Divorce from Cheating Husband on Instagram

[frejasface]

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Her Highness Sheikha Mahra Bint Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, 30, has announced her divorce on Instagram. Her father, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, is the prime minister of the UAE and is also the ruler of Dubai. In May of last year, she married fellow royal Sheikh Mana bin Mohammed bin Rashid bin

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[genbu_no_miko24]

Her saying it three times in accordance with Islamic law has me crying https://t.co/pwHr2CaQnX
- Comorienne 🇰🇲 (@_ShamGod) July 18, 2024

[chapter013]

that last one with
🔥all🔥capitalized🔥letters🔥tho🔥

whatever frees her from cheating BS, let's go🔥

i hope the best because for her(and all other women), i truly do not know how laws and life works for her or any woman that lives there.

[__onthebound]

omg i wish i did that in every way.

[fruitchews]

Power!!!!

[leenerific]

I wonder if she's going to end up missing like her sisters Shamsa and Latifa (though I know there's been picture of Latifa since he attempt to escape, you have to wonder how free she really is).
Hopefully her and her daughter got out somewhere safe before she posted.

[frejasface]

oh damn, watch me fall down this rabbit hole now!

[squirrels_oh_no]

Given that her father had multiple wives at once and was always basically cheating (is it technically cheating if he gets a pass from using Sharia law to marry multiple women? idk the intricacies of that - he also has 26 kids from 7 women, some of whom were born only weeks apart), I suspect he's probably pissed more at her than at whatever cousin she had to marry.

eta her mother is Greek and maybe that will help her, but idk. I feel terrible for her no matter what.

[blazingeternity]

I'm sure these ultrarich Arab rulers have even religious laws shaped to suit them best and maybe also different local rules, but in general, a man is allowed to have 4 wives, the 'main wife' needs to agree to the following marriages, and having sex out of wedlock is a sin for everyone!

It is difficult for a woman to get divorced... a male family member from her side (usually father or older brother) has to support her demand, and they need to convince her Imam that the husband is misbehaving in regard to the Islamic concept of a marriage. Now in this case, she says he is "occupied with other companions" which hints at a legitimate ground for divorce, as even with multiple wives, a man is required to treat each wife equally and also split his time & resources between them equally (yeah, how would the average sis prove that... but a woman from a background with power sure can).

For example, I have a distant relative who is well-educated and earns well in a government-related position. When she was pregnant with their second child, her

[afeelingunacted]

Queen shit!

[lauren901]

Iconic

[josiefier]

I know nothing about her beyond this, but rock on!