Saudi judge rules U.S. mother too Western to raise daughter

[Eugene]

Source: NBC News

Saudi judge rules U.S. mother too Western to raise daughter

“It's like a nightmare that just won't stop," an aunt said of the mother's ordeal.

Aug. 21, 2019, 12:48 PM EDT
By Saphora Smith and Christian Young

An American woman is fighting Saudi Arabia for custody of her 4-year-old daughter after a Saudi judge ruled that she was too Western to be a suitable parent.

“It's like a nightmare that just won't stop," said the woman's aunt, Marlene Vierra.

Her niece, Bethany Vierra, moved to the Gulf Kingdom after marrying a Saudi citizen in Portugal. But after the marriage turned sour, Bethany Vierra fought for custody of her daughter Zaina — a battle she lost last month.

"They found Bethany not suitable to be a mother of Zaina because she was too Western," Marlene Vierra told NBC News.

The judge awarded custody to Bethany Vierra's former mother-in-law. Vierra, 32, from Washington state, is appealing the decision.

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Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/saudi-judge-rules-u-s-mother-too-western-raise-daughter-n1044796

[democratisphere]

1. The Saudi's are a backasswards culture that needs to come out of the 18th Century.

Looking forward to the day Saudi Arabia is ruled by a woman.