Muslim women with violent husbands are struggling to get permission for a divorce from mosque imams, an investigation has revealed.
A parallel system of Islamic Sharia law operating in Australia is trapping wives in abusive relationships, for years, as male religious leaders refuse to recognise a women's right to end a marriage.
The ABC has spoken to women about their struggles to dissolve an Islamic union.
They have blamed Muslim imams for dismissing their concerns about domestic violence.
While a Muslim man can divorce his wife by saying 'I divorce you' in Arabic three times, women have a much harder time in Australia getting permission to be allowed a separation. [Daily Mail Australia] Read more
