Wednesday, April 18, 2007

In the Paper Today--Better wait until you are married...

Indian denies fathering girl out of wedlock
Having "relations" out of wedlock--especially having a child out of wedlock--is still a very serious offense in Doha. It can get you jail time, a beating (one report I saw said a man was sentenced to 99 lashes for impregnating a woman he later married), or deportation (if you are lucky.) Some well-intentioned social rules create difficult situations for ex-pat couples and for women being taking advantage of.

Older stories:
Maid accused of killing her newborn
Four maids march into courtroom with their ‘babies out of wedlock’

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