'I will never leave': foreign mothers fight Saudi custody laws

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In the summer of 2019, American Carly Morris flew to Saudi Arabia with her young daughter, hoping to spend a few weeks of quality time

This undated handout image released by the Morris family on September 21, 2022 shows the young Tala, daughter of US citizen Carly Morris, at an unspecified location in the central Saudi city of Buraidah. – with the girl’s Saudi father, Morris’s ex-husband. Three years later, Morris remains in the conservative desert kingdom, trapped in a prolonged and painful ordeal highlighting the power her ex-husband — and men like him — continue to wield over women under so-called guardianship laws.

Lawyers and experts say the Saudi system is stacked against women in her situation, especially foreigners, who often face a wrenching choice between staying in the kingdom with their children or returning home without them.Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the de facto ruler, has earned plaudits for easing notorious guardianship laws in Saudi Arabia that greatly restricted women’s ability to travel and work.

Morris’s situation “is unfortunately not an isolated case”, said Bethany Al-Haidari of the New York-based Human Rights Foundation. Dosari said women from other countries often receive no help at all, including domestic workers who represent the “most vulnerable group”.

 

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