In this book, we have discussed this question and have quoted the views of the biologists and the physiologists in this respect. Yet, in iran since the revolution of 1979 it has become more commonplace mut a, meaning marriage of pleasure, is a preislamic tradition of arabia still retaining legitimacy among the twelver shiites, who live predominantly, though not exclusively, in iran. Temporary marriage, muta marriage, mutah marriage, muta, mota, mutah, mot3a, nikah mutah, misyar, sunni, shia, seegheh, sigheh, halal, hallal, relationship. For an account of this type of marriage in iran see s. How to perform a muta temporary marriage contract youtube. Cambridge core middle east studies temporary marriage in iran by claudia yaghoobi. Temporary marriage in shii iran by shahla haeri download urdu version download from archive download from mediafire read all ebooks are providing for research and information. Temporary marriage is a complex shii religious institution with which much cultural and moral ambivalence has been associated historically. A marriage proposal that saudis cant refuse syed neaz. Women, marriage and the law in postrevolutionary iran. I was a temporary bride life and style the guardian. Web page addresses and email addresses turn into links automatically.
Temporary marriages with indonesian women on rise arab news. Temporary marriage in iran mandana hendessi law of desire. Temporary marriage and the economy of pleasure tehran. White marriage a growing trend for young couples in iran. Grand mufti warns saudis against temporary marriages. As an iranian muslim woman and a granddaughter of a wellknown ayatollah, shahla haeri was accepted into the communities where she conducted her fieldwork on muta, temporary marriage. First, it needs to be said that the use of the expression temporary marriage for sigheh is in fact new. Maulana manzoor mengal discussions with shia scholars in iran. Sigheh marriages in modern iran chapter 1 temporary marriage.
Urfi unofficial marriage in egypt and mutah temporary marriage in iran are variations on the same idea. A description of the legal situation of muta mutah in shiism and the origin of this divergence between sunni and shii law on temporary marriage muta, temporary marriage in islamic law. Such marriages are likely to increase if islamic scholars fail to. White marriage a growing trend for young couples in iran iran has a dress code for women, and rules about conduct in public are strict. Shiavault holds a variety of shia islamic books for online reading and in ereader formats epubmobi to the benefit of muslims and nonmuslims. Before the revolution of 1979, iran was one of the few muslim countries. Based on jurisprudential views that defend this custom, the goal of sigheh or muta is only sexual pleasure. This is the story of osamah sami and his family iraqi by heritage, living in iran before migrating to australia. A memoir of love and food in iran by jennifer klinec is published by virago. A large number of saudis are engaging in temporary marriages with indonesian women with the intention of divorcing them.
Iranian youth in times of economic crisis brookings. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Part of the womens studies at york series book series wsys. Pdf on jan 8, 2017, brian turnbull and others published. These initiatives and a general form of policy paralysis. More than anything, this expression has been used to sanctify the custom. Good muslim boy is one of those books that you just want to tell everyone to read. What distinguishes claudia yaghoobi s winning storytelling and her original contribution to our knowledge of women, sexuality and temporary marriage in iran, is her skillful analysis and highly engaging interpretations of sigheh womens paradoxical role at the margin of society yet at the center of male fantasy. Mut a is legally sanctioned among the twelver shiites who live predominantly in iran.
If a marriage is temporary therefore the family this kind of marriage upholds is also temporary. Kingdoms grand mufti sheikh abdul aziz alasheikh warned the saudis against temporary marriages being promoted by marriage brokers abroad, stressing that this marriage is. But in the book law of desire, shahla haeri, a boston university cultural anthropologist and granddaughter of an ayatollah, cited interviews with clerics. One proclaimed that because god banned alcohol, he allowed temporary marriage. Will the author of this book please kindly tell me how i can convince myself to embrace islam and the iranian traditions and thinking if many put justice to polygamy. Gender and body politics in modern iranian film and literature the global middle east book 12 ebook.
I use the word sigheh rather than ezdevaje movaqat in this book in order. Therefore, the existence of the childrens total personality is a hoax. Temporary marriage in iran by claudia yaghoobi january 2020. Temporary marriages, sigheh, women, iran, culture, gender, equality, religion corresponding author. Temporary marriage is commonly known as muta or sigheh mirhosseini, 2010, p.
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