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...that falls short of Betty Friedan, there is more ground to cover. Asked about the controversial Koranic sura 4:34--with its sanction of spousal punishment, including beating, for "insubordination"--Kareem, who is chairman of the Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago, is bemused. "It's amazing how many men know this quote from the Koran--if they know nothing else in it," he says. Most already understand the "beatings" as light taps. Further study, he maintains, would reveal that husband may punish wife for religious infractions only and that holy writ calls for "mutual consultation between husband and wife...
Within days, Soltys was on the FBI's list of Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, among the likes of Osama bin Laden and Eric Rudolph, the suspected abortion-clinic and Atlanta Olympics bomber. The suggested motives for his rampage ranged from mental instability to rage that his history of spousal abuse, alleged extortion among his fellow immigrants and other criminal activity had been talked about outside the family. Stories have now filtered in from Ukraine: of violence in a previous marriage; of his rejection from army service for mental problems; of attacking relatives; of previous episodes of domestic abuse involving Lyubov...
EMINEM Australia granted the bard of spousal abuse a visa to perform this week, but Immigration Minister Philip Ruddock says the rapper was warned that it "carried with it a responsibility of respect for our multicultural society and values and the need to avoid vilifying or inciting discord." Is there an instrumental version...
...separation, Dec. 21, 2000, is just three days before the couple's 10th anniversary. For those without a background in the minutiae of California divorce law, marriages of 10 years or more are classified as "long-term," giving the court full authority to rule on such issues as spousal support. Of course, Cruise and Kidman both have estimated nine-figure personal fortunes, meaning, in the end, only fans of their collaborative work will live in poverty...
...woman named Vianne Rocher (Binoche) and her daughter Anouk (Victoire Thivisol) arrive in the staid if picturesque French village of Lansquenet. Their intent is to open a chocolate shop, the sensual products of which are bound to remind the locals that life has more to offer than churchgoing and spousal abuse. Their goodies place them in conflict with the rectitudinous mayor (Alfred Molina) but warm the chilled souls of various inhabitants (Judi Dench, Lena Olin, John Wood). Vianne eventually makes common romantic cause with a riverboat wanderer (Depp), who also scandalizes the town with his unsettled and unsettling ways...