Domestic violence Saudi style

AFP:

A Saudi judge has told a seminar on domestic violence that it is okay for a man to slap his wife for lavish spending, a local newspaper reported on Sunday.

Jeddah judge Hamad al-Razine gave the example of overspending to buy a high-end abaya, the head-to toe black shroud Saudi women have to wear in public, as justifying a smack for one's wife, Arab News said.

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But Razine said some of the blame must be shouldered by wives for their behaviour. "Nobody puts even a fraction of the blame on them," he said, according to the report.

Those strong Saudi men know how to manage their wives--not. I can see why someone would be upset if their wife bought any price abaya, since they are the ultimate in funny clothes for women. But slapping them around is not the answer. When I see these stories it is clear how primitive certain aspects of Saudi society are.

Here is an idea. Trying telling the wife how disappointed you are in her buying such a hideous outfit. But don't dare tell her it makes her look fat.