White marriage .. the most serious phenomenon threatens the Iranian family

Al Jazeera Net - Private

The "white marriage" is called what is not done by legitimate means, either customary or official, and differs from the nuptial marriage adopted in the Shiite sect.

The couple agrees with this type of marriage, which is illegal in Iran, to live together by mutual consent without following any of the legal mechanisms.

The spread of this phenomenon reflects changes in the convictions and visions of society began to float to the surface gradually, considered by sociologists an existential threat to family life and the values ​​of the community on which the Iranian family built thousands of years ago, as seen by parents as a nightmare threatens their offspring and the lives of their children.

Phenomenon phenomenon
The white marriage, which began to spread here almost two decades ago, is now becoming a social phenomenon, especially in large cities. It is an outsider to the society and has been transferred from European societies, according to Iranian experts and researchers, to social issues.

No official statistics
"There are no official statistics, but a field study of 213 cases of this marriage conducted this year confirms that 45 percent of them are between the ages of 25 and 30," said researcher Kamel Ahmadi.

Most of the husbands and wives have university degrees, with 62 percent having a bachelor's degree and 23 percent studying both master's and doctoral degrees, Ahmadi said.

According to this research, 39% of respondents do not believe in the Islamic religion, 57% have weak religious beliefs, 2.9% believe in total religion, and 52% of wives hope that their marriage ends with formal marriage, while 47% Of couples.

Causes of Youth
Specialists mention the reasons why young people resort to white marriage, which can be categorized into intellectual factors such as lack of formal marriage, freedom of choice, body ownership, economic factors such as high marriage costs, psychological factors such as evasion of responsibility, distrust of lifelong partners , And the desire to get acquainted before the formal marriage.

"We (one of the girls) decided to live under one roof without any contract, because we do not believe in marriage and the formal and societal restrictions. If we get to know each other," said the young man who chose this type of marriage three years ago for Al-Jazeera Net. More and we found that we are a suitable couple for life over a lifetime, we may think of registering our marriage officially, but today we do not want it. "

In response to a question about whether their families knew this, he said that their families had initially refused, but when they found that they were insisting on this type of life, they accepted it. However, he confirmed that he had friends who chose this type of marriage without informing their families, So.

unawareness
The Minister of Sports and Youth considered that the motives of marriage are not only economic, but also due to cultural and psychological problems and lack of awareness of the consequences of such incorrect marital relations, which - he said - to widen the scope of the dilemma of white marriage.

Says social researcher d. Majid Abhari The problems of permanent marriage, evasion of responsibility, high expectations among young people, and the "impossibly" heavy dowries sometimes caused the increase of white marriages, which contributed to the decline of formal marriage.

Social dilemma
Until recently, sociologists were looking at divorce as the most serious threat to family safety after last year's highest divorce figures were recorded in the country's history, reaching 175,000 cases, while marriages registered during the same period were 609,000. Online - They make white marriage more dangerous than divorce.

So far, the Interior Ministry has asked for special investigations into the spread of this marriage, saying that the relevant authorities have prepared reports on this matter and discussed them without giving further details.

And to interrupt his speech
The judiciary has recently broken its silence through a warning issued by the deputy head of the Authority after using "black cohabitation" instead of the term "white marriage." This marriage is contrary to Shari'ah and law. Anyone who contributes to its dissemination or knowledge has committed a legal and legitimate violation Indecency ".

The researchers argue that white marriage, if not the major social dilemmas faced by society today, is one of the most difficult because of its disastrous consequences for the family system and cultural values, as it is more than men and women to married couples who are accepted on this marriage.

Women and children victim
Says Dr. Ahmadi said that the study on the white marriage concluded that, besides its negative effects on the family system and societal values, it has other repercussions, such as the psychological pressures resulting from the secrecy of this marriage, its illegality, the breakdown of sexual restrictions, the birth of children without legal identity and the denial of rights such as inheritance And abortion.

On the other hand, According to existing statistics, marital relations in this type of marriage are short due to lack of moral, legal and legitimate obligations, so one of the spouses can wake up in the morning and decide to terminate the relationship because there is no deterrent and official commitment.