Judge Rules Sharia not Applicable in Ohio….

Posted on October 22, 2007

For once sanity prevails…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A Franklin County judge ruled that a man does not have to pay his former wife $25,000, promised as part of a dowry before their traditional Muslim marriage.

The judge says the payment is part of a religious agreement, not a legal contract.

The decision is the first of its kind in Ohio, and a departure from rulings in other states, which have enforced dowries as part of Islamic marriage contracts.

Columbus imam Mouhamed Tarazi says the dowry is part of the marriage contract signed by both the bride and groom before a wedding.

Tarazi called the dowry a security for the brides, who often do not work outside the home and will be unlikely to marry again after a divorce.

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One Response to “Judge Rules Sharia not Applicable in Ohio….”

kerwin on October 23rd, 2007 1:46 am

That franklin county judge is ignorant of the common law which does view marriage as a social contract. Mouhamed Tarazi should appeal is case. He might first consider getting a better lawyer just in case his lawyer was also at fault.