A woman plans to challenge Ohio's first court ruling involving a traditional Muslim marriage agreement in a case that could set a precedent about how such religious contracts are handled in the state.
The ruling says Mohammed Zawahiri does not have to pay his former wife, Raghad Alwattar, the $25,000 (euro17,300) he promised as part of a Muslim pre-marriage agreement _ called a mahr _ because the payment is part of a religious pact, not a legal contract. Alwattar plans to appeal, her lawyer said.
The decision was a departure from rulings in other U.S. states, which have enforced such contracts, similar to dowries, by citing precedents set by civil rulings …
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