Source:
http://www.afghanbuzz.com/afgblog/2009/mullah-asef-mohseni-starve-wife-if-she-refuses-sex/
Extracts:
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, who signed the law last month, has since put it under review.
But Mohseni said the law - which only applies to the 15 percent of Afghans who are Shi’a muslims - has been misinterpreted by critics.
Its sexual clauses aimed only to ensure men’s sexual needs were met within marriage, because Islam prohibited them seeking satisfaction with other women.
A man and wife can negotiate how often it is reasonable to sleep together, based on his sex drive, and a woman has a right to refuse if she has a good reason,’ said the bearded cleric.
'It should not be compulsory for the wife to say yes all the time, because some men have more sexual desires than others,’ he said, adding that husbands should never force themselves on their wives and the law does not sanction that.
Governments and rights groups around the world have condemned the legislation, and President Barack Obama has labeled it abhorrent.’
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has remanded the law to the Justice Department for review and put enforcement on hold.
A host of Afghan intellectuals, politicians and even a number of Cabinet ministers have come out against the law.
Seems like Karzai just signed whatever was put in front of him without reading it. Its not being enforced and will probably be changed or deleted.
