法庭剥夺她的监护权，只因她教育太西化，穿比基尼拍照片

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发生在沙特阿拉伯。

上个月，一个名叫贝瑟尼·维埃拉的美国母亲失去了她幼女Zaina的监护权，理由是她的育儿方式太西化，不能很好地抚养孩子。而这一切要从她搬去沙特阿拉伯说起。

Bethany Vierra, a 32-year-old student and yoga teacher, moved to Saudi Arabia to teach at a university in 2011. She recently divorced her Saudi husband, and sought custody of their four-year-old daughter. But in July, the court concluded that she would not be a good parent.

贝瑟尼·维埃拉今年32岁，是一个学生兼瑜伽老师。2011年她移居沙特阿拉伯，在一所大学教书。最近她与自己的沙特丈夫离婚，并寻求他们四岁女儿的监护权。但7月份，法院得出结论，她无法成为一个好家长。

"The mother is new to Islam, is a foreigner in this country, and continues to definitively embrace the customs and traditions of her upbringing. We must avoid exposing (Zaina) to these customs and traditions, especially at this early age," wrote Judge Abdul-Ellah ibn Mohammed al-Tuwaijri last month, in his ruling denying Vierra custody of her daughter.

上个月，法官Abdul-Ellah ibn Mohammed al-Tuwajri拒绝将监护权判给贝瑟尼，他在裁决中写道：“这位母亲是伊斯兰教的新人，是个外国人，并且肯定会继续遵从她从小就熟悉的习俗和传统。我们必须避免(让Zaina)也接触到这些习俗和传统，尤其是在她这么小的年纪。”

▲ US mother ruled too Western by Saudi court will appeal (via CNN)

图 via CNN

与前夫的离婚进行得很顺利，但争夺孩子的抚养权却拖了两年多。维埃拉曾向法庭出示了前夫吸毒以及当着女儿面辱骂她的视频，前夫这边也出示了反证。

According to court documents, the judge accepted Ms Vierra’s ex-husband’s arguments that she was unfit to raise Zaina because she was a Westerner, and furthermore, because she ran her own business, a yoga studio, leaving her with little time to devote to her child.

根据法庭文件，法官认可了维埃拉前夫的观点，即她不适合抚养Zaina。因为她是西方人，而且她经营着自己的瑜伽工作室，几乎没有时间花在孩子身上。

He told the court that Ms Vierra, who is from Washington state but moved to the kingdom in 2011 to teach at a women’s university, did not speak Arabic well, and that she was an atheist.

前夫告诉法庭，维埃拉来自华盛顿州，2011年移居沙特，在一所女子大学任教，她的阿拉伯语说得不好，而且她是一个无神论者。

He also submitted photos of her in a bikini, in yoga pants and with her hair uncovered — evidence of suspect or outright forbidden dress in a country that requires women to wear loose abayas in public.

他还用她穿比基尼、瑜伽裤和露出头发的照片来举证，在一个要求女性在公共场合穿长袍的国家，这些行为完全是不被允许的。

▲ Woman loses custody of daughter in Saudi Arabia after bikini photos shown to judge (via Independent)

图 via NYT

维埃拉辩解说，那些照片都是她还在美国的时候拍摄的，是她自己发在个人社交媒体上的。然而法庭却只是表面上采纳了她的证词，维埃拉心里也清楚，除非她能带来男性证人，她的证词在法律上毫无价值。

她试图用前夫吸毒和辱骂她的视频来反驳，没想到却被前夫反咬一口。

Though he acknowledged his drug use, he accused her in court of giving him the drugs and of forcing him to say he was an atheist, both of which Ms Vierra denies.

尽管他当庭承认自己吸毒，却指责是她给他提供了毒品，并强迫他说自己是个无神论者。维埃拉否认了这两点。

“It’s videos versus male witnesses,” Ms Vierra said. “They wouldn’t in some cases even look at the evidence that I had. It was just completely disregarded because he ‘swore to God.’ It’s all been infuriating.”

“到底是信视频还是信男性证人，”维埃拉说。“在某些情况下，他们甚至看都不会看我提供的证据，就直接忽视了，因为他‘向真主发誓了’。这一切都令人气愤。”

▲ Woman loses custody of daughter in Saudi Arabia after bikini photos shown to judge (via Independent)

最终，法庭判定这俩人都不适合抚养孩子，把监护权判给了男方的妈妈。但维埃拉并不能因此宽心。她说，她前夫的妹妹作证说，他们小时候经常会挨母亲打，还会受到情感虐待。女儿Zaina也对自己将跟奶奶一起生活感到非常困惑。

贝瑟尼被允许在本周日前提起上诉，目前女儿还与她生活在一起。但未来会如何，她完全没有头绪。她也被禁止在未来十年内离开沙特阿拉伯。

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资料：CNN, Independent

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