The couple, who wed at Skibo Castle in Scotland in December 2000, were granted their divorce at the High Court in London.

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Community elder Imran Qadri told reporters that after prolonged deliberations between the two families and community elders, Malik had granted a divorce to Ayesha Siddiqui, thus admitting he had married her.

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Tunisia, where the father of independence, Habib Bourguiba, granted women the right to divorce and encouraged them to get a higher education as far back as the 1960s, is a case in point.

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Mr Cavener said Rachel began divorce proceedings the following March, with a decree nisi granted on 13 June 2012 - eight days after the Vegas wedding.

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