I do know of a Qatari couple that divorced prior to the 'wedding' at the wife-to-be's insistence, meaning she paid back the money. But that's not the point. I was asking what is the point of a wife being given a dowry as some sort of security, if she has to repay it to the husband should she ever wish to divorce him. It sounds to me more like the dowry is a fully refundable deposit to be paid by the husband for his new purchase.
And I'm the first to admit that I really don't understand why in any culture a dowry should be paid. That's why I asked the question. Thanks for answering it... anyone......
In any case, something has to be done about the astoundingly high divorce rate amongst Qatari nationals. Apaprently the divorce rate is close to 40%, (the highest in the Arab world) according to a recent survey.
Perhaps if young men and women had more freedom in choosing their partners, the divorce rate wouldn't be so high. Or perhaps the problem is that women here are now too educated to comply with their under-educated husbands, as suggested in this study: http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/printArticle.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=3...
Veris,
I do know of a Qatari couple that divorced prior to the 'wedding' at the wife-to-be's insistence, meaning she paid back the money. But that's not the point. I was asking what is the point of a wife being given a dowry as some sort of security, if she has to repay it to the husband should she ever wish to divorce him. It sounds to me more like the dowry is a fully refundable deposit to be paid by the husband for his new purchase.
And I'm the first to admit that I really don't understand why in any culture a dowry should be paid. That's why I asked the question. Thanks for answering it... anyone......
In any case, something has to be done about the astoundingly high divorce rate amongst Qatari nationals. Apaprently the divorce rate is close to 40%, (the highest in the Arab world) according to a recent survey.
Perhaps if young men and women had more freedom in choosing their partners, the divorce rate wouldn't be so high. Or perhaps the problem is that women here are now too educated to comply with their under-educated husbands, as suggested in this study:
http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/printArticle.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=3...