The actions of Dr. Hayat Sindi and Fouad Dehlawi that oppress Samia El-Moslimany and her family must be known.
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| Hayat Sindi in a relationship with Fouad Dehlawi, the husband of Samia El-Moslimany. Hayat Sindi says, "You are strong; you are smart; you are intelligent,
and you can also make breakthroughs. Society and science can be hand in
hand. I had a dream as a child to make a difference, and it has all
happened.” |
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On January 23, 2012, Samia was summoned to the police station to
respond to a complaint that had been filed against her by Hayat Sindi. Sindi accused Samia over the past year of harassing and threatening Sindi and
the man with whom she was involved in a “mashrou’a jawaz,” or, in the
words of the officer, her fiancé (khateebha). When he was asked, the officer
told Samia that Sindi's khateeb (fiancé), was none other than Fouad Dehlawi, Samia’s
husband of twenty-eight years and the father of her children.
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Fouad Dehlawi husband of Samia El-Moslimany and fiancé of Hayat Sindi
Fouad believes, "Work for this life as if you'll live forever,
work for the hereafter as if you'll die tomorrow." |
The officer asked Samia to come and give her response, and to bring
her Wali Amr (legal guardian), who was none other than her husband!
In Saudi Arabia, women have limited self-determination. Women are forbidden from driving, may not travel, and may not marry without the permission of their legal guardian. Samia asked her husband to accompany her to the police station. From
that day Fouad Dehlawi completely avoided her, ignoring her phone calls,
text messages, emails and personal requests from his father. When Samia
was unable to reach him for six days, she went alone, by herself, to
the station and responded to the false accusations Hayat Sindi had made
against her.
