As the saying goes "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder"....
Behold the reason for Niqabs...
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| Saudis told not to marry women from Pakistan, 3 other states |
| 2014-08-07 |
| [DAWN] Saudi men have been prohibited from marrying women from Pakistain, Bangladesh, Chad and Myanmar, says a report in Makkah daily quoting Makkah Police Director Maj Gen Assaf Al-Qurashi. According to unofficial figures, there are about 500,000 women from these four countries currently residing in the kingdom. In a move apparently aimed at discouraging Saudi men from marrying foreigners, additional formalities have been placed before issuing the permission for marriage with foreigners. Saudi men wishing to marry foreigners now face tougher regulations. Those wanting to marry foreign women should first obtain the consent of the government and submit marriage applications through official channels, Maj Gen Qurashi was quoted as saying. The official said applicants should be over 25 and attach identification documents signed by the local district mayor as well as all other identity papers, including a copy of his family card. "If the applicant is already married, he should attach a report from a hospital proving that his wife is either disabled, suffering from a chronic disease or is sterile," he said. Maj Gen Qurashi said divorced men would not be allowed to apply within six months of their divorce. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 Problem was he couldn't remember what his cousin looked like since girls cover their faces at puberty, and didn't want to marry if she was unappealing. His sisters arranged a private viewing, and seeing his cousin was not too ugly they married. As the saying goes "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder".... Behold the reason for Niqabs... |
| Posted by: Angusolet Snavitle3787 2014-08-07 21:02 |
| #6 Have they told the people they rely upon to defend them from Iran that Their Women Aren't Good Enough To Marry? |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2014-08-07 19:09 |
| #5 fascinating (apparently Spock was a bad speller) |
| Posted by: Enver Huporong5213 2014-08-07 18:09 |
| #4 #1 His family confronted him saying he should marry his first cousin instead, as marrying outside the family would be "disgusting". Their children would be "contaminated" and only "110 volt and not 220 volts" Facinating (to employ a Spockism). Mooselimbs seem to get everything exactly backwards. |
| Posted by: Enver Huporong5213 2014-08-07 18:06 |
| #3 Yeah, and al Qaeda does NOT qualify as philanthropy. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2014-08-07 11:52 |
| #2 If Soddies ever accomplished anything, anything at all in the fields of math, science, sports, arts, philanthropy...anything at all...then at least they would have something they could use as an excuse, however flimsy, for being such racists. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2014-08-07 11:33 |
| #1 I spent two years in Riyadh. One of my colleagues, Khalid, fell for a Filipina. His family confronted him saying he should marry his first cousin instead, as marrying outside the family would be "disgusting". Their children would be "contaminated" and only "110 volt and not 220 volts" - which reflects the curious electricity supply system. Problem was he couldn't remember what his cousin looked like since girls cover their faces at puberty, and didn't want to marry if she was unappealing. His sisters arranged a private viewing, and seeing his cousin was not too ugly they married. Tribalism is alive and well in KSA. |
| Posted by: Incredulous 2014-08-07 02:28 |