'Marriage without strings': Saudi confronts rise of 'misyar'

By Agence France-Presse

Jul 04, 2021 4:21 pm

RIYADH: The Muslim no-strings-attached 'misyar' marriage often done in secret is fast pervading Saudi society - a boon for cash-strapped men unable to afford expensive traditional weddings, but deplored by critics for legitimizing promiscuity.

The practice, usually a temporary alliance in which the wife waives some conventional marriage rights such as cohabitation and financial support, has been legally permitted in the conservative Muslim kingdom for decades.

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