Never showed her face in 30 years of marriage : Saudi wants divorce after husband lifts her veil

Al Arabiya ^ | 08 October 2007

[george76]

A 50-year-old Saudi woman asked for divorce after her husband lifted her face veil while she was sleeping, local press reported.

For 30 years, the wife said she never showed her face to her husband in conformity with the tradition of her native village near the south western Saudi city of Khamis Mushayt.

"After all these years, he tries to commit such a big mistake," the wife told Saudi newspaper Al-Riyadh, after she left the house in total disbelief.

She said the husband apologized and promised never to do it again.

This is not the first case of husbands who have not seen their wives' faces in decades.

When asked how she could have kids without her husband ever seeing her face, she replied: "Marriage is about love, not faces."

[Psycho_Bunny]

Every blessing of God is hated by Islam.

[seowulf]

What a bitch!

[Crawdad]

Islam is about institutionalized Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.

And very small penises.

[PA Engineer]

I going to date myself. I use to do the Kennedy PanAm Dhahran shuttle regularly. I remember many times when we reached cruising altitude wishing the Saudi women would put their chadors and veils back on.

[CGASMIA68]

These beings are so screwed up.......

[proudofthesouth]

They are going to be sooooooo shocked when they die and find out they’ve been lied to about the 23 virgins!

[decimon]

“Marriage is about love, not faces.”

I'm familiar with a similar but much cruder expression.

[CGASMIA68]

the whole culture and their beliefs just boggles my mind.....They should be ridding dinosaurs they are so backward.......Find an alternative for oil and they are history...to me thats an incentive enough

[tbw2]

But if this is Saudi Arabia, she can’t leave the house without his permission!
Or did he give permission after seeing her face?

[johnthebaptistmoore]

She truly needs to have her face covered at all times! LOL!

[jazusamo]

looks like the Eyes have it.

LOL! You just can't make this stuff up.

[neverdem]

Thanks for the ping.

[My Favorite Headache]

Must you?

[freekitty]

That is one scary religion.

[vetvetdoug]

At least it was a veil. Here in the South we use a paper sack and call it a double bagger. Gotta luv the religion of peace...

[Exit148]

So he knows what she looks like under her pants, but not under her veil? Something is wrong, here. (er — there)

[Alter Kaker]

That is one scary religion.

Don't confuse culture with religion. The culture of this village is bizarre beyond belief, but there's nothing in the Islamic religion that says that wives cannot show their faces to their husbands.

[fso301]

Oh wow! What a great way for a man to get a newer model. What do you bet women had no role in establishing such rule either?

[Raycpa]

Sounds like a thinly veiled reason for divorce.

[indcons]