SR20,000 Reward for Second Marriage
11/5/08; http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1§ion=0&article=109781&d=11&m=5&y=2008
A group of tribesmen in the southern Taif area have rallied together and developed a novel way of ensuring that spinsters find grooms. In order to encourage men to take second wives, the tribesmen, who belong to one of the largest tribes in the area, have decided to offer SR20,000 to anyone who takes a second wife. Awad Al-Lahiby told Al-Madinah newspaper that he and a couple of his cousins are funding the award, which will be given two months before the wedding. He added that the purpose of the award is to make marriage easy in order to reduce the number of single women in their tribe.
Tags: Marriage, Saudi Arabia, Womens Rights