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French Court Announces that Lie About Virginity Should Not Annul Marriage

researcher16 years ago15 years ago02 mins

French state prosecutors argued on Monday that a court decision to annul a Muslim couple’s marriage because the woman lied about her virginity is discriminatory against women and should be overturned. A court in Douai annulled the 2006 marriage in April 2008 because the husband discovered on their wedding night that the wife had lied…

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French Court Blocks Decision to Annul Marriage Over Virginity

Euro-Islam16 years ago01 mins

A French appeals court has blocked the decision of a lower court to annul a marriage because the bride was not a virgin, as she had claimed prior to the marriage. The marriage will thus remain legal until September 22, when the same court will hear arguments. Article 180 of the Civil Code defines the…

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