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| There's Sharia law, then there's tribal law |
| 2007-03-02 |
| Fatima Ruling Condemned by Ex-Minister Maha Akeel, Arab News JEDDAH, 21 February 2007 — The ruling that upheld a judge’s decision to divorce a couple in absentia at the request of the wife’s half-brothers has been condemned by a former deputy minister of justice. |
| Posted by:Ebbavimble Glineger1405 |
| #5 Hey—they probably just wanted kids without genetic diseases. What's wrong with that? Of course, if you think that polio vaccinations are immoral, then you would disagree with that. |
| Posted by: Eric Jablow 2007-03-02 18:11 |
| #4 "34-year-old woman... refuses to return to the custody of the family members" Here in the civilized world we would call her a disobedient slave. |
| Posted by: Darrell 2007-03-02 14:33 |
| #3 Exogamy, why do they hate it? |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2007-03-02 12:58 |
| #2 Rising divorce???? Interest acceptance via the banks????? Another crack appears. |
| Posted by: anonymous2u 2007-03-02 11:51 |
| #1 Newspapers report similar stories with brothers, half brothers, cousins, uncles and even tribal chiefs filing court cases demanding divorces of women due to unequal tribal affiliations. And that dear friends is why cousins should marry cousins. Keep it in the family to avoid tribal disputes. |
| Posted by: GK 2007-03-02 11:25 |