RIYADH: A Saudi woman is suing for divorce after she found out that her husband had branded her "Guantanamo" on his cellphone, a report said yesterday. The wife took a look at the phone when her husband of 17 years left it at home, only to discover that his phonebook entry for her came under the name of the notorious US war-on-terror prison in Cuba, the Al-Watan newspaper reported. Outraged, the woman, who was not identified, demanded divorce or, at the least, substantial damages, Al-Watan said.
I went away out of the country for the weekend, but found out through the international press about the Jahra Wedding fire tragedy (death toll 43), which by now is no new news. However, this morning it began being reported in the press that incendiary culprit had confessed to purposefully dousing the outside of the tent with gasoline before setting it on fire. It turns out that several witnesses reported seeing this person in the said activities to corroborate the allegation. The suspect is no other than the first ex-wife of the groom, who was incensed by the second marriage of her ex-husband.
Now the Kuwaiti government is deciding whether to ban unauthorised tent wedding celebrations altogether, especially since earlier this year there was another incident of a wedding tent fire occurring in Jahra as well. However, I also think that authorities should look into problems and scarring caused by divorces, and that perhaps greater psychological treatment and counseling should be given to divorcees coping with the remarriage of their ex-partner, as well as marriage guidance for newlyweds facing difficulties in making their relationship work.
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