Promise of a Bare-Faced Deception

JEDDAH, 11 December 2003 — A husband did something very strange to his wife after trying for a long time to persuade her to come and give up the idea of divorce. The couple had been having difficulties for some time and all efforts to bring them together had failed. The man finally asked her to come home, promising that they would then go to the nearest court and ask for a divorce. When she came, however, he tied her up and shaved her head completely. When he had completed the job, he told her to go back to her family and spend Eid with them. She celebrated Eid without any hair.