Court rejects Saudi woman’s plea to marry colleague – report

A Medina court has rejected for the second time a Saudi doctor’s suit to be allowed to marry a colleague against the wishes of her father and brother, a Saudi newspaper reported.

The Saudi Arabian court refused to reverse its July decision against the 42-year-old woman despite an appeals court having sent the verdict back for reconsideration, Al-Watan newspaper reported.

The woman originally sought the help of the lower court to marry a doctor in the hospital where she worked, saying her father and brothers had refused to allow the union because the man is from a tribe other than their own.