(Saudi Arabia) Beaten woman to pay abusive husband for Sharia court divorce

“Noor is the youngest of eleven siblings. She got married to a Yemeni 17 years ago. She had a severe case of hernia and gallbladder stones. Her 38-year-old husband refused to treat her because the operation was costly. He used to beat her, abandon her and does not provide her with the basic needs of life.”

“‘I had two miscarriages because of his violence. My health deteriorated and he didn’t show me any mercy,’ said Noor. ‘I had to leave the house. I couldn’t take it anymore.'”

“A mother of four boys and a girl, Noor walked out of her husband’s house three years ago. Her husband refused to divorce her, leaving her with no choice but to ask for khula, a form of divorce in Shariah where the woman secures her divorce paying financial compensation to the husband that begins with a reimbursement of the dowry but often includes what the husband sees as his additional expenses for the marriage.”