In the 21st century you can’t sell your sister into slavery, but you can apparently trade her for an iPhone 6.
A Saudi man is demanding a new iPhone 6 as dowry before he will consent to his sister getting married.
The unnamed brother is demanding that his sister’s suitor provide him with an iPhone 6 as soon as its available for sale in Saudi Arabia, reports The Independent. Dowries are a common tradition in Arab countries, and the extravagance of the gifts can range depending on the social status of the families involved.
Apple was finally cleared to directly sell products in Saudi Arabia earlier this year, and the company has stuck a landmark deal with retailer Jarir Bookstore to provide inventory to sale to Saudi customers.
Apple hasn’t said when the iPhone 6 will be available in Saudi Arabia since it’s not part of the initial launch countries that get the device this Friday. The company has said it plans to rollout its new phones faster than ever internationally, so hopefully the couple won’t have to wait much longer to get hitched.
Source: The Independent
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11 responses to “Saudi man demands iPhone 6 as dowry for sister’s marriage”
Wait, is that upon placing the order or delivery? The marriage could be delayed up to six weeks!
I see the dowry price has gone up from two goats and a camel.
A camel is for sure much more expensive than an iPhone.
That depends on the sex and the age of the camel.
Well, a female camel can give milk and have baby camels for many years. The iPhone will be out of date in two years. He should have asked for a new iPhone for the next five years.
But with an iPhone , you can view as many cameltoes as you want.
Is there a problem with that? I hope he’s holding out for a 6 Plus.
Id want to see the girl first.
Stupid saudis always make international news..
As a saudi i just want to say that that guy is weird even to us.
Agreed, what a moron no one does this shit here people just believe anything they read online as fact especially when it comes to putting down any country that is from the middle east.
unfortunately, you tried hard and hard to put saudi people especially and middle east countries down, with your fake stories, but please let me say the truth that this story is out of the truth and no one would do these crazy things. I do not think these readers are believing you because as i think this story can be easily seen as A Big MASSIVE LIE