Sharia
The Dubai sex on the beach and the Nigeria 86 wives cases have been held.
Remember how stuff sometimes happens in other parts of the world and we think it's weird? Like how some Middle Eastern countries (even the really progressive ones) are a little uptight about PDA and sex on the beach? Or how some African countries are down with polygamy but have their limits? Well, we've got updates on a few cases that bear a striking resemblance to those examples.
Quick prelude; 2 British citizens were caught doing the deed on a Dubai beach a few months ago. They were charged with public indecency, sex outside (of marriage), and assaulting an officer … Read More
A Nigerian polygamist is in violation of Sharia and has to makes some cuts.
That is the harem of harems. A Nigerian fellow was recently ordered by religious authorities to divorce 82 of his 86 wives, per News24.com. The man is 84-years old so the clerics possibly suspected some sort of numerology was in play. Mohammed Bello Abubakar is a retired teacher and preacher (not necessarily a preacher or a feature, though) and has said that the Koran never specifically forbids having more than 4 wives. We think he should probably check out the Sunnah, sometimes they sneak some good stuff out of that book.
It probably goes without saying, but … Read More
A marriage was annulled and now it's up to the king to say if that was right.
A Saudi couple recently had their marriage annulled in absentia because her family felt that she married below her station. The couple was forcibly separated by policemen. The couple is suing to get a better ruling. And now they’ve enlisted a human rights group to help their cause. The case is now due to be decided by the King.
While it’s good that that King Abdullah is getting involved, it sounds like things need to move a little more quickly. The couple has been forced to live separately and the wife … Read More
In Egypt, a woman's husband declared her divorced three times via text...
According to a Fatwa (religious ruling) a while back, Islamic couples can be divorced by thrice emailing a divorce demand. And for the first time this law is being tested in Egypt. A woman, after failing to promptly return a call from her husband, received three divorce notifications via SMS from her husband. According to Islamic law (Sharia), a man does not need a court of law to get divorce. Only to declare his intent three times.
So, now it’s up to a Cairo family court to figure out if the divorce should hold … Read More
