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12:39:26 pm on June 4, 2008 | # | |
The annulment of a young Muslim couple’s marriage because the bride was not a virgin has caused anger in France, prompting President Sarkozy’s party to call for a change in the law.
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razib 1:39 pm on June 4, 2008 | #
“Although officially discouraged, the 30-minute operation is in increasing demand from Muslim women who fear the consequences of being unable to prove their virginity on their wedding night. Numerous agencies offer services for surgery trips to north African nations. One is offering a “hymenoplasty trip” to Tunis for €1,250 (£980). Internet sites and blogs are full of would-be brides in fear of the test of “the blood-soaked sheet”. ”
this is way more disturbing. the tendency in many “traditional” societies for appearences & shame to trump reality & guilt is not cool IMO.
sophister 2:35 pm on June 4, 2008 | #
The lawyer said it best - this divorce was granted because of dishonesty, not virginity.