The demand leads to breaking off the engagement. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE
Father of the girl said that he would allow his daughter to demand whatever dowry she wants.
However, the young man said that he had asked for the hand of the university student living in Jazan.
Dowry: a unique form of gender-based violence
The man agreed to the terms but he was surprised with the request of Lexus car as the dowry after all the arrangements were made and the marriage ceremony was about to take place.
The man allegedly said that he had no issues with her as a person but her demands before marriage were worrying, saying those after marriage might be far worse.
The article originally appeared in KhaleejTimes.
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