Saudi wife wants to leave you? There's an app for that

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Let's say you're a Saudi husband and your wife thinks she would rather be married to the family goat than to you, and you realize she wants to leave the country. No sweat--you can stop her.

There's an app that can stop her from booking it to Broadway without your permission. Hey, it isn't crazy, it's basic Sharia law:

“The husband may forbid his wife to leave the home…because of the hadith related by Bayhaqi that the Prophet…said, ‘It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to allow someone into her husband’s house if he is opposed, or to go out of it if he is averse” (Reliance of the Traveller m10.4).

In an article in Morocco World News, by Zakaria Oudrhiri, "Saudi Arabia Makes App to Stop Women from Traveling Without Consent," the good news for guys is spelled out. Here's a small taste of it, [h/t Jihad Watch]:

Rabat – The Saudi National Information Center has developed a mobile application called “Absher” (Arabic for “Enjoy”) that allows male guardians, usually husbands and fathers, to monitor women’s movements. 

The app, available on iOS and Android, is designed to help guardians with tasks like renewing a driver’s license or paying fines, but also to monitor women and stop them from leaving the country without their consent. 

The app sends a notification when a woman presents her passport at border control. Border police will deny the woman travel if her guardian says so….

So guys, no wife around? No worries. Just use the handy app and zing! she can't get on that plane to fly the friendly skies to freedom. 

And, as a special bonus, Sharia Law lets you beat her when you get her back home. Just don't kill her or you'll have to fill out a lot of paper work in Arabic.


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