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Tribe forces couple to divorce

JEDDAH, 3 March 2007 — Another case of tribal incompatibility as a basis for intervening in a marriage and forcing the couple to divorce against their will has come to light.

This time, an Eastern Province couple, who go by the initials H.M. and A.O. to protect their identities, have been receiving harassing phone calls and threats from the family of A.O., led by an elder who firmly believes marriages must remain within the tribe.

எல்லா திருமணங்களும் ஜாதிக்குள்தான் நடக்கவேண்டும் என்று ஜாதித்தலைவர் சொல்கிறாராம்.

“It was a daily nightmare,” said A.O., the wife who works as a public health specialist for a leading company. “No one stood by us.”

The couple have complained to police about intimidation, harassment and outright death threats by tribal members in Al-Hassa, led by a tribal elder.

The case is complicated by the fact that H.M. followed standard cultural procedures that included obtaining permission from A.O.’s legal guardian — her brother — and the wife’s mother (her father has passed away). Women of any age in Saudi Arabia require a legal male guardian who must be a family member.

Shortly after their marriage in December, the tribal elder in Al-Hassa appeared and objected to the marriage, claiming that all members of the tribe must marry inside the tribe. A.O. says she and her branch of the tribe had not heard from this man in years.

Still, this elder took action, filing an objection to the marriage at the Eastern Province municipality. Alkhobar authorities tried to resolve the conflict amicably, but the elder was insistent on the annulment of the marriage, which H.M. refused.

Then the threats began. Members of the tribe living in distant parts of the country began phoning threats. It appeared to be some kind of campaign organized by the tribal elder to threaten, harass and intimidate the couple. H.M., who works as the general manager of a large company in Alkhobar, said tribe members visited him at his workplace to make threats. Other members of A.O.’s family were also targeted with threats.

ஜாதித்தலைவர் சொல்கிறார் என்பதற்காக ஜாதியில் இருக்கிற எல்லா ஆட்களும் இப்படி அந்த குடும்பத்தை பயமுறுத்தி அச்சுறுத்தி அந்த திருமணத்தை முறிக்க முயற்சிப்பது மிகவும் ஆச்சரியமான விஷயமாக இருக்கிறது.


“These people had every intention of harming my wife and her brother and they made that very clear,” said H.M., who pointed out that some of the people making the threats and vulgar, highly offensive comments to A.O.’s mother are prominent government workers and college professors.

The couple have filed complaints regarding these harassments with police in Al-Hassa, but little has been done.

“We want to know who have been calling and sending those text messages because this is chaos and complete disrespect of the law,” said A.O.

They saved all the phone numbers and text messages, most of which were made through calling cards. But some were also made from home phones or mobiles. They submitted a list of suspected names behind these threats.

Meanwhile, A.O.’s mother’s health has been deteriorating and the couple decided the only way to stop the harassment of the mother was to file for divorce. H.M. signed the divorce papers in January.

“The main reason I decided to divorce is for the sake of my wife’s mother,” said H.M. to Arab News. “They were under so much pressure and it was taking a toll on her health and I was really starting to get concerned about them and if something happened to any of them I would never be able to forgive myself.”

The couple are now examining their options for seeking justice through the courts. However, recent reports of other high profile forced-divorce cases have given the couple little hope.

“I feared that the chances of winning a case are slim given that in similar cases the outcome was unfavorable. There is no clear and consistent ruling in these cases,” H.M. said.

H.M. was referring to the controversial Jan. 21 Court of Cassation (appeals court) ruling that upheld the decision of a lower court that forcibly divorced Fatima and Mansour Al-Timani at the request of Fatima’s half brothers. In that case, the divorce was sought based on tribal incompatibility.

Fatima’s family claims Al-Timani deceived them on his tribal background. They were divorced in absentia last year then later arrested for co-habiting outside of marriage.

Fatima languishes in an Eastern Province prison, unwilling to return to the custody of the family members who forced the divorce.

The couple have two children — one in prison with the mother and the other in custody with the father.

http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1§ion=0&article=93023&d=3&m=3&y=2007

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