Mother loses fight for her sons

On the train this morning, I was reading about a British mother who has lost custody of her sons. Marnie Pearce has two sons (Laith,7 and Ziad, 4) with her Egyptian ex-husband Ihab El Labban. Her ex-husband accused Marnie of cheating on him and so she was jailed for 90 days last month in Dubai. Despite protesting her innocence, Marnie fears that’s she won’t be able to see her sons again till they turn 18. As she has served a sentence, she will not be allowed to live in Dubai anymore or return to the country. Also because she was found guilty of adultery in Dubai, this makes her an unfit mother as well… apparently. Quite depressing really – I think it’s unfair to keep a mother away from her children especially at such a young age. Not exactly painting the asian culture in a great light!