Polygamy no joke, man finds
2007-04-10 12:31
Riyadh - A Saudi man lost a part of his nose in a joint assault by his two wives after he jokingly threatened to marry a third woman.
Judaie Ibn Salem had thought his threat would help resolve
an argument over dividing up his house.
"I swore that I would do it because ... they were impolite
and that's when I came under an even bigger attack," Ibn Salem
told Shams newspaper after having seven stitches inserted.
"I never realised they would get so worked up. But the only
way to restore my dignity is really to take a third wife.
"I don't know what I'm going to lose next if I do that."
Islamic law allows men to take up to four wives and polygamy
is not unusual in the conservative kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the
birthplace of Islam.
- Reuters