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by sweet east pearl | June 4, 2008 at 02:51 am
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A French Muslim couple have opposed a government decision to contest a court ruling annulling their marriage because the bride lied about being a virgin.
Her lawyer has said she accepts the judgement of a court in Lille and simply wants to get on with her life.
The court granted the man's request for an annulment after ruling he had been tricked into the marriage.
It sparked an emotional debate and angered feminists who said it amounted to a fatwa against women's liberty.
According to media reports, the husband, an engineer in his thirties, married the trainee nurse in the summer of 2006, having been assured by her that she had never previously had a boyfriend.
Under the French civil code, a marriage can be annulled if a spouse has lied about an "essential quality" of the relationship.
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at 04:55 on June 4th, 2008
sweet east pearl, I like this story. It's good stuff.
The thing is how can this be 'proved' I mean you just need to a regular horse rider and you 'aren't a virgin anymore'!
Anyway, why should this only apply to a woman?!
at 04:56 on June 4th, 2008
Doctors must forever have to explain a woman's body can be 'broken' in various ways ie through exercise as mentioned.