In Muslim Kuwait, just as in Saudi Arabia, such charges are not a joke. This should be a matter of concern and action for human rights organizations -- but that would offend Muslims. "‘Witch’ mom loses custody of children," from Arab Times, December 14 (thanks to Wimpy):
KUWAIT CITY, Dec 14: The Personal Status Section of the Appeals Court nullified a woman’s right to the custody of her two children and ordered the ex-husband must take over custody.Counselor of the ex-husband Attorney Mahdi Al-Rashidi urged the court to transfer the children’s custody to their father because their mother practices sorcery, and the man is not at ease with the children being in her care.
Evidence against the woman became strong when sorcery related materials were found in her possession, and she confessed those materials rescued her from problems. Also, the woman is said to be spending most part of the day outside and usually comes home late at night. For this reason, she was deemed unfit to take care of the children. The lawyer reiterated that a lower court had previously granted his client the right to divorce, and the children’s paternal grandmother would take care of them.
to be honest with you if my wife was practising sorcery I would want the custody of my kid.
M
Did she try to mislead a whole population?
Muhammad admittedly received a message from Satan and delivered it to the people as if it were from God.
The Life of Muhammad p. 165-166
http://crossmuslims.blogspot.com/2011/10/muhammad-and-satan_24.html
They could've tested whether she was a witch by asking her to cast a spell on her kids to stop them beginning every sentence with, 'I want ..I want... '
They're welcome to try it out on mine! :)
Cruelty passes for entertainment in islam.
If we could find out what kind of rituals pass for witchcraft in Islam, then we could really freak these morons out by letting them know we're putting the Hex on them.
Maybe you've got to recite bits of the Koran backwards.(But could anybody tell the difference?)
That's like a skunk saying to a rabbit, "You've got bad breath."
This sounds more like a custody case gone *very* ugly.
Custody of older children goes automatically to the father in most of Dar-al-Islam, and even custody of young children usually goes to the father *if that is his wish*.
What better way to get at your ex-wife than to *accuse her of witchcraft*?
The irony is that the Muslim world is *full* of irrational superstitions—"witchcraft" on this level is not uncommon at all.
But if someone is actually *accused* of practicing witchcraft, it can mean their lives...
Gravenimage, I'm with you. This stinks to high heaven. How is it that we never hear of Muslim men being accused of anything over in Muslims countries, except for the occasional adulterer. And even then, I'm betting he was accused because somebody saw an opportunity for revenge.
If you execute the ex-wife it sure eliminates any future disagreements or problems that might be inconvenient for the ex-husband. Man, I sure am glad I'm Catholic.
First thought:
I wonder what the "sorcery related materials" were that "rescued her from problems"? Here are my ideas ...
1. A Bible and cross. They consider Christians to be "polytheists," so that would make the most sense.
2. Also, any psychology book that would instruct a woman how to take control of her situation, or which infer that men who are controlling, overbearing or violent are not good for you.
Second thought:
Why would a woman spend most of her day outside and return 'late' (time never stated, but let's assume she didn't have dinner on the table when hubby got home) at night? Oh, I dunno ... maybe somebody gave her a JOB. Gasp!