Strict Sharia more and more Somalis flout, with the help of cheap cellphones:
Traditional Somali marriages used to be long-planned, intricately arranged affairs normally determined by clan and sub-clan elders. But some now prefer a less formal kind of marriage, which is essentially elopement, because they do not have the economic means to face a prospective father-in-law.
Bile Farah, 25, said marriages nowadays have become more of an "entertainment."
"I don't think I'd be sane if it were not for the 'Qudbasiro', free-of-charge secret marriages," the unemployed secondary school graduate told Reuters, sitting cross-legged on a ragged mattress and sending a text message with his phone.
"I've divorced nine women already. Voluntary brides and cheap phone services -- it is the only life we have."
The concept of Day Wives, and gunfire as cover for not being home. Is this progress? Maybe if you live in Somalia.
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