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Saudi wants divorce after husband lifts her veil

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. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

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13	runninut...

6 months ago

Props for calling out the fact that this is a custom of her village, not a Muslim thing. :)

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Maven

6 months ago

When the veil is worn by choice, I won't judge. Not a lifestyle I could adopt, but I have a choice.

Some of the comments left at the story site are appalling though.

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5	siennabl...

6 months ago

I liked this comment a lot.

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Is there any way I can make my next door neighbor

jimboster [ Tuesday, May 20, 2008 ]

cover her face?

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19	coldblad...

6 months ago

As a husband, I think I would get fed up with that as well. I wanna see yo' face woman!

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8	drzima

6 months ago

Wow... I could not be married to someone who I had know idea what they looked like.

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17	clscott6...

6 months ago

I like the line: marriage is about love, not faces.

I wish more people could think that way.

And yes, the comments in the article are appalling and ignorant.

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3	5dollarm...

6 months ago

I can't really judge, but it just seems scary to me that even their children haven't seen their faces. It seems to me that having that connection with your kids would be important.

I couldn't do it because it seems to block out kissing which is too fun to give up!

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25	gammerus

6 months ago

They can have sex, but they cannot see eachothers face? But I guess whatever floats your boat.

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