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"I was married at twenty-four to a cousin who was twenty-two. I didn't know him because he had been educated on the U.S, And because of that he seemed vary Westernized. He ever drank alcohol at the beginning. But we were no sooner married then be became a strict Islamist. I'm a good Muslim, but it is as if he want back in history. He even refused to have any furniture in the house, just carpets and cushions.
. . .He would't permit a television or radio in the house. He said they were sinful. And my friends were not allowed to visit. I was very lonely but all the time I told myself, he is my cousin, I must obey him. Whenever he wanted to have sex, we had sex. In Islam, it is not permitted for the wife to refuse her husband. And I wanted to be a good wife.
When we went out, he insisted I be completely covered, with black veil over my face, and that I even wear gloves. I had never dressed like this before. I was not allowed outside the house without him, even to go shopping with my mother. The veil was so hot, I couldn't breathe...But I did it because he wanted it. It was my duty to be compliant. "
This source was created to inform people about the crisis. The perspective that this source is coming from the women that are experiencing from this crisis. This source tells us that women can't do anything for themselves. They we're force to get marry, cant go shopping with friends or family. And when ever the husband say let's have sex, she will do what he tells her to do.
. . .He would't permit a television or radio in the house. He said they were sinful. And my friends were not allowed to visit. I was very lonely but all the time I told myself, he is my cousin, I must obey him. Whenever he wanted to have sex, we had sex. In Islam, it is not permitted for the wife to refuse her husband. And I wanted to be a good wife.
When we went out, he insisted I be completely covered, with black veil over my face, and that I even wear gloves. I had never dressed like this before. I was not allowed outside the house without him, even to go shopping with my mother. The veil was so hot, I couldn't breathe...But I did it because he wanted it. It was my duty to be compliant. "
This source was created to inform people about the crisis. The perspective that this source is coming from the women that are experiencing from this crisis. This source tells us that women can't do anything for themselves. They we're force to get marry, cant go shopping with friends or family. And when ever the husband say let's have sex, she will do what he tells her to do.