With reference to the article "16 Saudi-Ethiopian marriages last year" (Aug. 6), it was said that Saudi men seeking to marry foreign women "must not be older than 70 or younger that 365. Will it not be considered at all for anyone under the age of 35? I am 20 and plan to marry an English woman and my parents know about this. She is a convert and speaks both Arabic and English. Would my application be diaoproved straight away? Or would there by any consideration or exemption to the rule? Abdul, Online response II. The other part of the article said that the women's branch of the North Riyadh Daawa (Islamic propagation) office has briefed Ethiopian maids about the sanctity of life and the religious consequences of assault and murder. Maybe the North Riyadh Daawa office should also run a seminar on how to treat maids in a humane way as some employers treat their maids with utter contempt. Employers should be reminded to treat others as they wish to be treated. Nur, Online response
