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Article: Annulment on hold in French case on virginity
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- June 21, 2008
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International Herald Tribune
06-21-2008
Annulment on hold in French case on virginity
Byline: Bloomberg, Reuters
Edition: 4
Section: NEWS
DOUAI, France --
A French appeals court blocked the decision of a lower court to annul a marriage because the bride was not a virgin as she had claimed.
The ruling Friday in a case that has reflected the tension between Muslim social codes and French values effectively freezes the matter, leaving the marriage in force, until Sept. 22, when the same court will hear arguments on the substance of the case, an appeals court official said.
The case has brought together the governing party, the Union for a Popular Movement, and the opposition ...