Iraq: Man divorces bride for playing 'provocative' song at their wedding

In fastest divorce case in Iraq, a groom divorced his wife during ir wedding as bride played a “provocative” Syrian song in wedding. According to Gulf News, Syrian song - Mesaytara, which translates to 'I am dominant' or 'I will control you' - by singer Lamis Kan was main reason behind couple’s divorce at wedding. bride was reportedly dancing to rhythm of song, which groom and his family considered a provocation. 

refore, groom entered into an argument with bride and her family, following which he ended up divorcing her. incident took place in Baghd. When translated, first part of song roughly says, “I am dominant; you will be governed by my strict instructions”. “You are my lump of sugar; As long as you are with me, you will walk under my command; I am arrogant, I am arrogant,” song goes on. 

Divorces due to ‘insulting’ songs 

Meanwhile, this is not first time that this particular Syrian song has provoked divorce of newlyweds in Middle East. As per media outlet, back in 2021, a Jordanian man broke up with his finance during ir wedding celebrations after she performed on song. According to a video circulated on social media last year, young man was heard screaming at his finance, who posted a picture of him kissing her hand, along with song. This exposed him to an embarrassing situation in front of his friends and family, who stated that he was a “happy rabbit” inste of an “unhappy lion”. 

In anor incident, Lebanon witnessed a similar incident years ago due to song “I love you Donkey”. According to local media reports, A groom divorced his wife at wedding after she danced to song. groom said that bride told him to prepare a surprise for him in next song in a bid to show that she “loves a donkey”. groom said that he felt great anger after hearing song, which prompted him to divorce his bride immediately without hesitation. 

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