Submitted by gpc_phil on Sun, 2007-09-30 15:36
Saudi divorces wife for watching male TV host: report
A Saudi man divorced his wife for watching alone a television programme presented by a male, an act he deemed immoral, the Al Shams newspaper reported on Saturday.
The man, whom the paper did not identify, ended his marriage on the grounds his wife was effectively alone with an unrelated man, which is forbidden under the strict Islamic law enforced in the ultra-conservative kingdom, the paper said.
Men in Saudi Arabia have the authority to divorce their wives without resort to the courts.
Copyright AFP 2007,
Comments:
The reason for the divorce
The reason for the divorce is strange almost a bit worrying that men have not just that authority over women in those countries but that mind set to just divorce someone for watching tv, I guess marriage counseling is out of the question.
I find that the way they
I find that the way they treat women is a problem behavior and should be fixed. They need to respect women and give them equal rights.