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  • Thinking the mufti was delivering a verdict on "misyar" marriages, many newspapers and websites were quick to point out that the mufti's ruling was contrary to a fatwa delivered by 60 Islamic scholars at a Muslim World children have tested positive for swine flu, bringing the total H1N1 tally in the Kingdom to

    WN.com - Articles related to A Shark's Tale 2009

  • JEDDAH: Police in Taif recently arrested a man who abandoned his misyar wife just before she was about to give birth and took with him their marriage certificate proving they had been married.

    arabnews - frontpage 2010

  • That the woman has been forced to forgo her rights and the fact that the relationship is shrouded in secreecy render misyar marriage totally illegitimate.

    arabnews - frontpage 2010

  • The drama discussed major problems being faced by ignorant and uneducated women, like accepting misyar (no obligation) marriages out of fear of spinsterhood.

    arabnews - frontpage 2010

  • Sheikh Mazen Ahmadi, an imam at a mosque, said it is unfair how some women suffer in misyar marriages, although it is a legitimate form of marriage.

    arabnews - frontpage 2010

  • In my humble opinion, there should be a new fatwa out that states any children born from misyar marriages are the responsibility of the father and their wages will be garnished to support those children wherever they are worldwide!

    arabnews - frontpage 2010

  • In my humble opinion, there should be a new fatwa out that states any children born from misyar marriages are the responsibility of the father and their wages will be garnished to support those children wherever they are worldwide!

    arabnews - frontpage 2010

  • Sheikh Mazen Ahmadi, an imam at a mosque, said it is unfair how some women suffer in misyar marriages, although it is a legitimate form of marriage.

    arabnews - frontpage 2010

  • Let the scholars who are misguiding the people with their stupid fatwas point to relevant parts of the Quran and sunnah to justify legitimizing misyar marriage.

    arabnews - frontpage 2010

  • JEDDAH: Police in Taif recently arrested a man who abandoned his misyar wife just before she was about to give birth and took with him their marriage certificate proving they had been married.

    arabnews - frontpage 2010

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