Saudis now banned from marrying foreigners

[ReptilianPeon]

Curious piece of news. Seems like they want to maintain the homogeneity of their country. Where is the outrage from the White House? If Iran did something like this...

[Faith No More]

If he is married and wishes to take a foreign woman as a second wife, he has to present proof that his first wife has cancer, is barren or crippled by a disability.

Makes sense.

[vorlon13]

Disability won't be a problem after the appropriate beating.

[ReptilianPeon]

Disability won't be a problem after the appropriate beating.

Sad, but true.

[brewer]

Disability won't be a problem after the appropriate beating.

Knowing the culture they would want the first wife to still function, ya know, tote that barge, lift that bail. The disabling act that came to my mind was far more twisted but in line with their beliefs toward women.

[ignoramus]

Who says slavery isn't alive and well!
Go God!

[Fidel_Castronaut]

Not sure why anyone would want to marry a Saudi anyway.

Indeed, never really understood why anyone, especially a woman, would wish to convert to Islam. but then again I guess people be crazy.

[abaris]

Indeed, never really understood why anyone, especially a woman, would wish to convert to Islam. but then again I guess people be crazy.

That's the problem. We look at Wahhabism and the Saudis and call it Islam. It's shunned, even by most muslims. For different reasons, some of them religious, some of them political, some of them - for lack of a better word - bigoted. Bigoted because they look down at the Saudi ruling class as uppity nomads without any real culture.

But women aren't treated abysmally in every islamic country or society. There are vast differences, as the presence of female politicians in various countries shows. Doesn't change the fact that marrying a red blooded Saudi male looks like masochism.

[Cato]

The country's goat population just went on high alert.