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sl8

(13,880 posts) Wed Oct 3, 2018, 03:12 PM Oct 2018

Saudi woman 'barred from marrying man who played musical instrument'

From https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-45724710

Saudi woman 'barred from marrying man who played musical instrument'
2 October 2018

AFP
The oud is an ancient Middle Eastern stringed instrument

A Saudi woman has reportedly lost a legal battle to marry the man of her choice after her family objected because he played a musical instrument.

Relatives of the woman, a bank manager, refused to allow her to wed the man, a teacher, saying his oud (lute) playing made them "religiously incompatible".

A lower court backed that view, and its verdict has now been confirmed at appeal, a lawyer and local media say.

Some people in the conservative Muslim state say music is "haram" (forbidden).

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Saudi woman 'barred from marrying man who played musical instrument' (Original Post) sl8 Oct 2018 OP

Saudi Arabia is ridiculous MrScorpio Oct 2018 #1

yep... dhill926 Oct 2018 #6

If it was the Bass, I understand. maxsolomon Oct 2018 #2

This is extreme, but every religion has its quirks. Doesn't mean that one should mock them. NT SWBTATTReg Oct 2018 #3

Or, it means you should mock all of them... brooklynite Oct 2018 #4

If a religion outlaws music, then FUCK THAT RELIGION hatrack Oct 2018 #5

This is not about mocking religion Bettie Oct 2018 #7

MrScorpio

(73,631 posts)

1. Saudi Arabia is ridiculous

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Wed Oct 3, 2018, 03:13 PM

Oct 2018

dhill926

(16,355 posts)

6. yep...

Reply to MrScorpio (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 3, 2018, 03:44 PM

Oct 2018

maxsolomon

(33,400 posts)

2. If it was the Bass, I understand.

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Wed Oct 3, 2018, 03:21 PM

Oct 2018

Haha, just a little anti-Bassist humor.

FUCK SA. Music makes life worth living.

SWBTATTReg

(22,166 posts)

3. This is extreme, but every religion has its quirks. Doesn't mean that one should mock them. NT

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Wed Oct 3, 2018, 03:21 PM

Oct 2018

brooklynite

(94,727 posts)

4. Or, it means you should mock all of them...

Reply to SWBTATTReg (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 3, 2018, 03:24 PM

Oct 2018

If your religious faith is so fragile as to be offended by criticism or scorn...

hatrack

(59,592 posts)

5. If a religion outlaws music, then FUCK THAT RELIGION

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #4)

Wed Oct 3, 2018, 03:36 PM

Oct 2018

Music makes life bearable, beautiful and engaging. Great music ranks among the supreme human achievements.

Bettie

(16,124 posts)

7. This is not about mocking religion

Reply to SWBTATTReg (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 3, 2018, 03:44 PM

Oct 2018

it is about mocking people and systems that take women's personal choices out of their hands and give them to others.

She's not a child, she's a grown woman who should be able to choose her own path in life and fuck any religion that tells her otherwise.

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