Latest blog posts about Saudi marriage
Saudi Arabia Rewrites Marriage Contracts to Protect Girls
Posted on 13/06/2010
Saudi Arabia has passed new legislation, altering marriage contracts, in order to protect young girls in the kingdom against underage marriage. This landmark reform, passed this spring, aims to eradicate child marriage and guarantee a better deal for Saudi girls. The decision has been applauded by human rights groups across the globe.
Saudi Gender Correction is On the Up: Is Intermarriage to blame?
Posted on 09/10/2009
Gender reassignment surgery is one of those terms that makes many people cough politely and look the other way. It may be surprising to learn, therefore that the incidence of these operations is on the rise in Saudi Arabia. Even more surprising perhaps, is that Saudi news services are giving the topic such extensive coverage and linking it to their country’s inter-marriage customs. Is the reason for the increase in gender reassignment surgery down to medical advances or has it got something to do the Saudi tradition of marrying one’s first cousin?
Saudi Arabia: Quit Smoking and Your Marriage Is on Us
Posted on 10/08/2009
Love and addiction: Do they always go together? Not in Saudi Arabia these days. The Naqa Organization is offering an interesting incentive to young Saudi men with marriage on their minds: Quit smoking and the wedding is on us… or at least we’ll pay your dowry and furnish your home. A smoke free Saudi marriage is a tall order these days, given the popularity of cigarettes and hubbly-bubbly pipes as social props. So what do Saudis say to the prospect of a week in nicotine rehab in for the sake of saving several thousand riyals…?
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