The Last Word

Sami Moubayed

There are 12 marriages per 1,000 citizens in Damascus. That is what official statistics say, and yet there is also a staggering 40% divorce rate in the Syrian capital. Meaning, out of the 1,000 people who get married, 400 of them get divorced. The divorce rate is much lower in Latakia (9%), Aleppo (8%), Hama (7%)and Raqqa (3%). This shows that the Damascenes are the first ‘to fall in love’ and the first to get an early divorce.