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Gaza women fight for fairer, faster divorces

A women's association in Gaza is fighting to address the glacial legal process to obtain a divorce and the lack of support for women during those interminable periods.
Palestinian women take part in a rally ahead of the 28th anniversary of Hamas' founding, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip December 11, 2015. The Islamist group Hamas will celebrate its 28th anniversary of founding on December 14. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa  - GF10000262464
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RAMALLAH, West Bank — Rima from Gaza City has been struggling for more than 18 months to obtain her divorce papers from the Sharia Court.

Six years ago, her husband left for Libya to work there, only to abandon her later on without divorcing her, leaving her with four boys and one little girl. The 45-year-old Gazan learned that her husband had married another woman in Libya when he sent the message through some Palestinians working there.

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