With reference to the article "I want to marry a Saudi man" by Sarah Matar (Dec. 28), there are a lot of facts here that many don't want to accept. I think the author is right in some points and biased in others. Food for thought. Muhammad, Online response A strange article for many reasons. First, it is sad that the author speaks of the "bad taste" of Saudi men who marry older or ugly women. The Prophet (peace be upon him) married a woman 15 years his senior. He said that religious nature is the most important quality. A man who looks only for youth and beauty is shallow rather than good. Second, the author has perhaps not heard of a number of expat wives who are abused and enslaved by bad saudi husbands. In the US, we tell friends "never marry a Saudi!" Maria, Online response This article has to be a satire, right? Sounds like a lot of sour-graping to me. I married my Saudi husband in the early 80s. I was neither old nor ugly and after 30 plus years of marriage, we are still living happily together, with no other wife in sight. Obviously there is a reason why a lot of Saudi men choose to marry foreign women. May be Saudi women need to look in the mirror. Shani Badawi, Online response
