9 ▁was ▁passed ▁in ▁July , ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁which ▁made ▁instant ▁triple ▁t ala q ▁( t ala q - e - b idd ah ) ▁in ▁any ▁form ▁— ▁spoken , ▁written , ▁or ▁by ▁electronic ▁means ▁illegal , ▁void , ▁and ▁pun ish able ▁by ▁up ▁to ▁three ▁years ▁imprison ment . ▁Under ▁the ▁new ▁law , ▁an ▁ag gr ieved ▁woman ▁is ▁entitled ▁to ▁demand ▁maintenance ▁for ▁her ▁dependent ▁children . ▁India ▁is ▁among ▁ 2 3 ▁countries ▁that ▁have ▁b anned ▁triple ▁t ala q . ▁ ▁Pre val ence ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Y os sef ▁Rap oport , ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century , ▁the ▁rate ▁of ▁divor ce ▁was ▁higher ▁than ▁it ▁is ▁today ▁in ▁the ▁modern ▁Middle ▁East , ▁which ▁has ▁generally ▁low ▁rates ▁of ▁divor ce . ▁In ▁ 1 5 th ▁century ▁Egypt , ▁Al - S akh aw i ▁recorded ▁the ▁mar ital ▁history ▁of ▁ 5 0 0 ▁women , ▁the ▁largest ▁sample ▁on ▁marriage ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges , ▁and ▁found ▁that ▁at ▁least ▁a ▁third ▁of ▁all ▁women ▁in ▁the ▁M aml uk ▁Sultan ate ▁of ▁Egypt ▁and ▁Sy ria ▁married ▁more ▁than ▁once , ▁with ▁many ▁marry ing ▁three ▁or ▁more ▁times . ▁According ▁to ▁Al - S akh aw i , ▁as ▁many ▁as ▁three ▁out ▁of ▁ten ▁mar ri ages ▁in ▁ 1 5 th ▁century ▁C airo ▁ended ▁in ▁divor ce . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century