Comments on: BBC Looks at Saudi Bloggers http://xrdarabia.org/2008/10/02/bbc-looks-at-saudi-bloggers/ Informed comment and commentary about Saudi Arabia, reform, and its relations with the US Wed, 23 May 2012 23:26:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Sparky http://xrdarabia.org/2008/10/02/bbc-looks-at-saudi-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-16108 Sparky Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:05:28 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=5561#comment-16108 I think much of what Aysha said is true; however, I believe much of the act of extreme religiosity is due to pressure to conform. I also think she hit it head on when she said the reason women grasp such measures is to have some type of voice and influence over the men in their lives. Sadly it doesn’t work in many cases and many of these women end up divorced because the Saudi man isn’t going to withstand nagging or a women trying to exert too much force even in the name of God. I have met many Saudi women who were divorced or their husbands took second wives because they were too religious and annoying at that. I think much of what Aysha said is true; however, I believe much of the act of extreme religiosity is due to pressure to conform.

I also think she hit it head on when she said the reason women grasp such measures is to have some type of voice and influence over the men in their lives. Sadly it doesn’t work in many cases and many of these women end up divorced because the Saudi man isn’t going to withstand nagging or a women trying to exert too much force even in the name of God.

I have met many Saudi women who were divorced or their husbands took second wives because they were too religious and annoying at that.

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