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French Muslims' marriage annulled over virginity lie

                   
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May 30, 2008
        
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PARIS (Reuters) - France plunged into a heated debate about its marriage laws on Friday after learning that a court had annulled the union of two Muslims because the husband said the wife was not the virgin she had claimed to be. [read full story]                    

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Woman lied about her virginity - French court annuls marriage

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Irish Times 31st May 2008 "France has reacted with shock and outrage to a decision by the high court in Lille to annul a marriage because the bride was not a virgin." She had assured her fiance that she was a virgin but the...

                   

French Court Annuls Muslim Marriage When Wife Is Not A Virgin As Claimed

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Reuters reported yesterday that a heated debate is raging in France after a court allowed an Muslim husband to annul his marriage when he discovered that his wife was not a virgin as she had claimed to be. The husband's lawyer said...

                   

Outrage after calling off marriage over virginity

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May 31, 2008
        

LONDON: France has reacted with anger to a decision by the high court to annul a marriage between two Muslims because the wife lied about being a virgin. The Lille court's decision has also angered feminists who say it amounts to a...

                   

Marriage annulled due to bride's history

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May 31, 2008
        

LILLE, France, May 31 (UPI) -- A marriage has been annulled in the French city of Lille because the bride was not actually a virgin as she had claimed to be, a lawyer says. Family law specialist Xavier Labbee said his client, a...

                   

Marriage annulled due to bride's history

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May 31, 2008
        

LILLE, France, May 31 (UPI) -- A marriage has been annulled in the French city of Lille because the bride was not actually a virgin as she had claimed to be, a lawyer says. Family law specialist Xavier Labbee said his client, a...

                   

Muslim Marriage Annulled Over False Virginity Claim

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May 31, 2008
        

The annulment of a young Muslim couple’s marriage because the bride was not a virgin has caused anger in France, prompting President Sarkozy’s party to call for a change in the law. The decision by a court in Lille was condemned by...

                   

Lille Lie: French Court Annuls Marriage After Muslim Bride Found to Not Be Virgin

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May 31, 2008
        

A French court in Lille, France has annulled the marriage of a young Muslim after the husband discovered on his wedding night that his bribe was not a virgin. The French court agreed that the lack of virginity was sufficient for an...

                   

Outrage as French judge annuls Muslim marriage over bride’s virginity lie

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May 31, 2008
        

ReligionNewsBlog.com • Item 21557 • Posted: Saturday May 31, 2008 More articles on this topic: Islam The annulment of a young Muslim couple’s marriage because the bride was not a virgin has caused anger in France, prompting...

                   

Outrage as French judge annuls Muslim marriage over bride's virginity lie

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May 30, 2008
        

Times Online May 30 2008 By Charles Bremner President Sarkozy's party called today for a change in French law after a judge annulled the marriage of a young Muslim couple because the bride was not the virgin that she claimed to be....

                   

French court annuls Muslim marriage because wife wasn’t a virgin

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May 30, 2008
        

posted at 1:41 pm on May 30, 2008 by Allahpundit Send to a Friend | printer-friendly Via Robert Jago. At first glance I thought this was one of those cases involving a contract written according to shari’a principles and then...

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