Caught between an unknown fate and a bitter reality, Falwa al-Kahtani, a 35-year-old battered woman, ran away from the “Social Protection House” (a safe house for battered women) in the city of Abha, in southern Saudi Arabia. She had been sent there after she was beaten by her father, who had been insisting on marrying her off to a rich old man in hopes that he could take advantage of the marriage. So, Falwa found herself forced to live with a husband who was 30 years her senior, following the failure of her first marriage, which resulted in a 4-year-old child whom she hasn’t seen for four years.
Posted on: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 16:32:23 +0000