(MENAFN- Gulf Times) The Ministry of Culture and Sports held yesterday a seminar on the issue of divorce in Qatar, with a host of experts from many fields taking part.
The seminar was organised by the ministry's youth affairs department and saw experts in education, health, law, Islamic and social studies take part in the discussion.
The seminar focused on the reasons, the implications and the best ways to encounter the issue.
After discussions that lasted more than six hours, the experts agreed that updating educational curricula to focus on the importance of family was one of the key solutions.
They also suggested preparing a document on the Muslim family, inspired by the Holy Qur'an and Sunnah.
Another recommendation was to hold sessions on the rights and responsibilities in a marriage, for those who are about to do so.
A total of four sessions were held yesterday. The first offered statistics by the Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics that showed the rise in the number of cases of divorce since 2000 to 2015. The second session saw a host of experts give their views on how to tackle the issue. The third session was on the role of the media in raising awareness on the importance of having a strong family.
The final session reviewed a study on the ties between having a strong family and mental wellness.
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