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Afghan marriage law can't be changed: cleric
Afghanistan's new democracy in action. Does the West have a right to demand social reform in a democracy that they helped to build, or is it Affghanistan's choice alone to do what they want with the new powers?
Article said:A controversial law in Afghanistan that includes a provision making it illegal for a Shia Muslim woman to refuse to have sex with her husband cannot be changed, one of the drafters of the legislation said.
The comments by Mohammad Asif Mohseni, a top Afghan cleric, seem to contradict the message from Canada's foreign minister, who said Afghan justice officials were going to delete contentious clauses.
Mohseni told reporters in Kabul on Saturday that the legislation cannot be changed because it passed by both houses of parliament and was signed by Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai.
But last week, Lawrence Cannon said the legislation is under review by the Department of Justice in Afghanistan and that assurances for the changes came from Afghanistan's foreign and interior ministers.
Karzai himself said the law will be studied and may be sent back to parliament.
The law says a husband can demand sex with his wife every four days unless she is ill or would be harmed by intercourse, and regulates when and for what reasons a wife may leave her home alone. The legislation has sparked international outrage.
Afghanistan's new democracy in action. Does the West have a right to demand social reform in a democracy that they helped to build, or is it Affghanistan's choice alone to do what they want with the new powers?