UK: Muslim millionaire's wife granted divorce despite his claim that he could take a second wife under Sharia

Sharia not the law of the land in Britain. Not yet, anyway. "Millionaire Houshang Jafari's wife granted divorce," from the BBC, December 1:

A self-styled "Lord" who cheated on his wife has lost his legal battle to stop her divorcing him.
Millionaire property developer Houshang Jafari, 60, claimed under Sharia law - the moral code and religious law of Islam - that he was allowed to take a second wife.

He left the family home in Bristol and moved his new girlfriend Katrina Jafari into his exclusive flat in the city.

His wife had sought a divorce on the grounds of "unreasonable conduct".

Aghdas Bidaki, 53, who now uses her maiden name, was granted the divorce at Bristol County Court by Recorder Susan Jacklin.

She filed for divorce after Ms Jafari, who now uses her partner's surname, fell pregnant for a second time.

Mr Jafari was not present in court, having claimed he was bedridden with pain and refused to attend.

The judge said the case should be heard in his absence....

That hearing was told Mr Jafari and his wife married in Iran in 1978 and had three children together.

Giving evidence, Miss Bidaki claimed Mr Jafari moved out of their home after moaning about her cooking.

She previously ignored his womanising but could not overlook the fact that Ms Jafari was pregnant again, she claimed.

"He had other relationships but I put up with it for the sake of my marriage. I put up with it because my family would say it would pass and once he was older and wiser it would be fine," she said.

"What I didn't know was that this time it was serious. There was a two-year-old boy and she was pregnant with another. Then I realised I am not going to put up with it. I could not compete with a woman 20 years younger than myself. He didn't care about me."
Attacked helicopter

Mr Jafari denied her claims and said: "What she is saying is being orchestrated by the children. She is saying it so she can get them money. That is the purpose of this divorce."

Mr Jafari contested the divorce and Ms Jafari told the judge: "Ms Bidaki married a man who was polygamous, that's the end of it. The whole of Islam is based on the principle of polygamy, whereas the Bible is based on the principle of monogamy."

Granting a decree nisi, the first legal stage of granting a divorce, the recorder said: "I am quite satisfied there is unreasonable behaviour and this marriage has irretrievably broken down."

Mr Jafari hit the headlines in 2010 when he was jailed for a year for attacking a helicopter that landed outside his flat.

The businessman flew into a rage because the Jet Ranger blew debris at his Land Rover.

He tried to open the pilot's door before kicking the aircraft, throwing a plastic bag full of chicken bones towards the rotor and holding on to the skid bar causing the helicopter to lurch dangerously to one side.

Lovely guy!

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salah | December 1, 2012 11:17 AM | Reply

"She previously ignored his womanising"

Poor woman, you should have learned from Hafsa, the "Mother of Believers". At least, she, did not ignore Muhammad's womanizing. But, unfortunately for her, Allah (aka Muhammad's Pimp) came to his rescue!

http://crossmuslims.blogspot.com/2012/10/muhammads-pimp.html

dumbledoresarmy | December 1, 2012 7:33 PM | Reply

Having divorced this creep, Ms Bidaki's next move, once she has the divorce settlement safely in the bank, should be to divorce Mohammed and Allah, by apostasising from Islam.

Softly Bob | December 2, 2012 10:10 AM | Reply

"Sharia not the law of the land in Britain. Not yet, anyway."

Mm.... how long before it is though? Place your bets now.

tanstaafl | December 2, 2012 10:40 AM | Reply

Islam in action.

gravenimage | December 2, 2012 9:13 PM | Reply

UK: Muslim millionaire's wife granted divorce despite his claim that he could take a second wife under Sharia
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The UK is not letting this pious Muslim "practice his religion". How Islamophobic! sarc/off

Sharia not the law of the land in Britain. Not yet, anyway.
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Not officially, anyway. But more and more, you are finding stories like this one:

"U.K.: Up to 20,000 Muslim polygamous unions robbing welfare system blind"

http://www.jihadwatch.org/2011/09/uk-up-to-20000-muslim-polygamous-unions-robbing-welfare-system-blind.html

And, increasingly, Muslims living in the UK are calling for outright recognition of polygamy under Sahri'ah:

"UK Sharia judge calls for legal recognition of polygamous marriages"

http://www.jihadwatch.org/2008/11/uk-sharia-judge-calls-for-legal-recognition-of-polygamous-marriages.html

A self-styled "Lord" who cheated on his wife has lost his legal battle to stop her divorcing him.
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Well, of course he did. Forced marriage isn't the law of the land in civilized Britain—not yet, at least.

Mr Jafari denied her claims and said: "What she is saying is being orchestrated by the children. She is saying it so she can get them money. That is the purpose of this divorce."
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Well, of course! How could a good Muslim wife possibly have an issue with her husband knocking up some other woman—twice? sarc/off

Mr Jafari contested the divorce and Ms Jafari told the judge: "Ms Bidaki married a man who was polygamous, that's the end of it. The whole of Islam is based on the principle of polygamy, whereas the Bible is based on the principle of monogamy."
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Well, she said it...

Mr Jafari hit the headlines in 2010 when he was jailed for a year for attacking a helicopter that landed outside his flat.

The businessman flew into a rage because the Jet Ranger blew debris at his Land Rover.

He tried to open the pilot's door before kicking the aircraft, throwing a plastic bag full of chicken bones towards the rotor and holding on to the skid bar causing the helicopter to lurch dangerously to one side.
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Uncontrollable rage and violence over a minor inconvenience. More typical Islamic behavior...

shortfattexan | December 3, 2012 5:28 AM | Reply

Unfortunately, the ugly truth is that Ms. Bidaki is now at grave risk of an "honor" killing.

As the wife of a Muslim, she was always at risk, but the danger has increased significantly with this incident.

Not just wives, of course, but any female who is related to a Muslim is at risk.

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