Jacaylbaro Posted October 10, 2007 Saudi wants divorce after husband lifts her veil DUBAI (AlArabiya.net), 08 Oct. 2007-- 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. In the past Al Arabiya has reported the case of Ali al-Qahtani, whose wife had been wearing the face veil for the entire ten years of their marrage. When he tried to take it off, she threatened to leave and only decided to stay after he swore never to try again. Hassan Al-Atibi threatened to marry another woman if his wife didn't show him her face. The woman nominated one of her friends who doesn't observe this tradition as a possible new wife for him, saying this would be better than her showing her face. And neither the husband or children of Om Rabea al-Gahdaray, 70, have ever seen her face. Al-Gahdaray says it is a family tradition, also followed by mother and sisters, which her husband accepted and never tried to change. When asked how she could have kids without her husband ever seeing her face, she replied: "Marriage is about love, not faces." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ibtisam Posted October 10, 2007 ^^How odd I was just reading this on mysomali. Lol. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Socod_badne Posted October 10, 2007 Maybe she looks better with her veil on. Why is the little bugger ruining the experience... doesn't he know many women look helluva lot more comely when clad in one of those head-to-toe veils? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sheherazade Posted October 10, 2007 must be of ugly lineage. Astaqfurullah. It's a joke. I think. LoL. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Malika Posted October 10, 2007 She sleeps with her veil on,hadhaa dee nagtuu has issues!.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ms DD Posted October 10, 2007 If they had babies..dee maxaa hareyba! It is all semantics! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jacaylbaro Posted October 10, 2007 Marriage is about love, not faces." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Al-Muminah Posted October 10, 2007 She's basically giving him the green light to sleep with another woman, doqontu. :rolleyes: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScarFace Posted October 10, 2007 ^^^There is no green,red or amber light here he accepted the way she is when he first married her live with it. the 24/7 veil puzzles me what about making love time? no facial experesion.? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jacaylbaro Posted October 10, 2007 just switch off the lights and never go the face area whatsoever Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NGONGE Posted October 10, 2007 Originally posted by Al-Mu'minah: She's basically giving him the green light to sleep with another woman, doqontu. :rolleyes: Point of order, my dear. She's giving him the green light to MARRY another woman. At any rate, I doubt this is really the case. She's probably trying to trick him. How in the world is he going to know that the 'new' woman with her face uncovered is not really his real wife? ps What I'd love to know is what was his reaction when he finally saw her face after 30 years? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScarFace Posted October 10, 2007 well even if you switch of the lights she still wearing the veil I assume? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ibtisam Posted October 10, 2007 Loool @ Ngonge, you are so twisted! lool Hehe after 30yrs he'll be like Oh" put it back on lov Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-Nomadique- Posted October 10, 2007 Edit: *Wrong thread* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kool_Kat Posted October 10, 2007 Originally posted by SheekhaJacaylka: Hassan Al-Atibi threatened to marry another woman if his wife didn't show him her face. The woman nominated one of her friends who doesn't observe this tradition as a possible new wife for him, saying this would be better than her showing her face. Rageedii...Maxaaba meel dheer naag uga raadinee...lol As Somalida would say "wixii laqariyo quranaa ku jira"... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites