MUSCAT // Farhat Al Haddabi wanted to further her education and gain more qualifications in the United Kingdom, but her husband disapproved. So she divorced him. The 31-year old accountant decided to end her three-year marriage after her husband refused to "grant" her permission to travel to Britain to study for her doctoral degree in general education. "I tried to talk to him gently but he flatly refused. I am ambitious and he knew it when he married me. The final straw when he said I could not go without his permission. It was then I decided to divorce him," Ms Farhat told The National. Statistics from the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs show that Omani women initiate more...
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