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Continue reading →: Arab Ex-Wife Of A Saudi Needs Iqamah Transfer
Divorced Arab Woman Seeks Urgent Iqama Transfer Arab News |Jeddah 10 July 2013 An Arab woman with two children from her former Saudi husband is in a quandary because her former spouse refused to renew her residence permit after he divorced her a few years ago. Umm Raed said her…
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Continue reading →: Managed Marriages: Abusing Women’s Rights By Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi
Managed Marriages: Abusing Women’s Rights Saudi Gazette | Opinion By Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi 9 July 2013 Hind is a very smart young woman. She has always been top of her class. When she went to high school, her father promised her the college of her choice, provided she achieved…
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Continue reading →: Saudi Woman Arrested In Italy; Married Italian Man Without Father’s Permission
Additional details on the below story: Suad has used the pseudonym “Sarah”. A video exists of an interview she gave with a leading Italian channel (Raidue) in which she says she’s pregnant. The video is in English but the Italian translator’s voice over drowns it out: The Story of…
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Continue reading →: Saudi Discovers Daughter Alive After 50 Years
Get out the tissues. Tara Umm Omar A Tearful Reunion: Saudi Discovers Daughter Alive After 50 Years Saudi Gazette | Jeddah A Saudi father discovered that his daughter was alive and kicking 50 years after he was made to believe that she died immediately after birth, Al-Watan newspaper reported on…
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Continue reading →: Female Members Of Shoura Council Influenced Regulations Of Draft Marriage Bill
Amendments To Marriage Bill Urged Arab News | Riyadh 18 June 2013 Women Shoura members exerted their influence in the Council’s discussions about a bill regulating marriage. Thoraya Obaid, a Shoura member, described the draft law as “prejudiced and unfair” to women, noting that under this proposal, she would…
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Continue reading →: Draft Bill Being Considered: Foreign Spouses Of Saudi Women Will Need Permission To Exit Saudi Arabia With Children
Foreign Husband Needs Saudi Wife’s Nod To Travel With Kids MENAFN – Arab News 13 June 2013 The Shoura Council will consider a draft bill that will prohibit foreign husbands of Saudi wives to leave the country with their children without the wife’s permission. Although non-Saudi husband is not entitled…
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Continue reading →: Michigan Woman Killed In Syria Was Married To A Saudi Whose Third Wife Is Also American
The title of the article alleges that Nicole Lynn Mansfield was converted by Ayman Muhammad Bafil which contradicts the following excerpts, “The turning point in her life appears to have been five years ago when she met Bafil and converted to Islam, though it is not clear if he introduced…
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Continue reading →: Non-Saudi Spouses Of Saudis And Their Children Are Entitled To GOSI Benefits
GOSI Benefits For Foreign Spouses, Children Of Saudis Saudi Gazette | Riyadh 26 May 2013 The foreign wife of a Saudi citizen and foreign husband of a Saudi woman as well as their children are entitled to have the benefits of social insurance, according to a senior government official. Abdul…