In Jewish law, it is the husband's right to decide whether he will give his wife a divorce, called a Get.
If he refuses her, the wife may be sentenced to years of living in a dead marriage.
She cannot remarry in the Orthodox Jewish way, and any child she has from a new relationship is considered illegitimate. In Hebrew, she is called an Agunah: a 'chained woman'.
With rare access to the Orthodox Jewish community, both here in the UK and also in Israel, this film explores the controversial world of Jewish divorce to find out why these apparently outmoded laws still hold sway.
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Divorce: Jewish Style
Sun 02 Aug 2009
In Jewish law, it is the husband's right to decide whether he will give his wife a divorce, called a Get.
- This programme has episodes with subtitles available.
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Muslim and Looking for Love
Sun 26 Jul 2009
If you're young, single and Muslim, finding love is getting increasingly difficult.
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The Exhumer
Sun 19 Jul 2009
An observational documentary following the work of exhumation specialist, Peter Mitchell, whose profession has already…
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Commando Chaplains
Sun 12 Jul 2009
The last place you might expect to find a chaplain is on the frontline with the Royal Marines, dodging bullets in…
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Muslim School
Sun 05 Jul 2009
Muslim School traces the lives of two girls from very different backgrounds in their first year at a Muslim faith…
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