Marriage Fund should be granted to the divorced also

We are, however, not at this point to deliver a sermon, but we find that the Marriage Fund actually needs to revise the clause which prohibits giving the grant to the divorced who want to tie the nuptial knot. The grant, as it stands, is only given to those who are on the verge of getting married for the first time, even if those divorced had not taken the grant for their first marriage.

Since the grant is given only once to those who want to tie the knot, why can’t the same be given to the divorced, who might have failed in their first marriage due to various factors, but might succeed the second time. As family bonds were broken once, the new couple could make a fresh start and succeed in maintaining the sacred bond, to lead a happy married life.

The opinion of Jamal Al Bah, Director-General of the Marriage Establishment, in this context, shows that he is convinced that the divorced can get the grant as long as they had not received it the first time. Therefore, why can’t Al Bah, in line with his capable management of the Marriage Fund, put forth and table the issue before the board of directors and those concerned, with the aim of coming out with a positive decision in the matter?