Wanted: Sons-in-law with strong CVs
7/8/08; http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1§ion=0&article=111595&d=7&m=7&y=2008
Being married can be like having a job, so some fathers have decided to treat prospective sons-in-law like job applicants. Namely, they’re asking for curriculum vitae before they will accept men as potential husbands for their daughters. “The CV provides me with about 60 percent of the information I need to know about the young man proposing to marry my daughter,” Abdullah Al-Salami told the Arabic daily Al-Eqtisadiah recently. Saudi marriage customs closely follow Muslim traditions and rules. As such, the father must give permission for a man to marry his daughter. So, the CV has become a useful tool for fathers like Al-Salami, who said that this requisite helps him identify young suitors who were not forthcoming about their backgrounds. He said that his daughter has been happily married to the man he approved for more than a year now, and that he intends to do the same thing when the hand of his other daughter is sought by prospective grooms. According to the report, some men are also asking for CVs from would-be wives in order to learn about their educational background.
Tags: Marriage, Saudi Arabia