A court in Saudi Arabia is reported to be preparing to hear a plea for divorce from an eight-year-old girl who has been married off to a man in his 50s.
The Saudi newspaper al-Watan said the girl had been married off to the man by her father without her knowledge.
The child’s mother is thought to be pushing for the marriage to be annulled – though the father opposes the move.
In April, a court in neighbouring Yemen annulled the arranged marriage of another eight-year-old girl.
She had been married to a 28-year-old man.
Child-protection groups say children are often given away in return for hefty dowries, or as a result of old customs in which a father promises his infant daughters and sons to cousins out of a belief that marriage will protect them from illicit relationships.
Activists have called for an end to the practice.
Under Islam, women are PROPERTY !!! First of their father’s, then as their husband’s ! See, the father DOES GIVE AWAY THE BRIDE !!! In our own wedding ceremonies, “giving away the bride” is a vestige of the ownership of women !!! Islam needs to come forward about 1,000 years, and realize that women ARE NOT PROPERTY !!!
I think I threw up a little in my mouth…
Islam, the religion of peace (not to mention homicidal, suicidal and misogynistic pederasts with no sense of humor.)
C’mon guys… This is Saudi Arabia… Our beloved allies in the war on terror. Our partners in the ongoing quest to bring peace, democracy, and prosperity to the Middle East.
If bartering off 8 year old girls as domestic slaves and possibly fuck toys for aging relious freaks is good enough for them, it should be good enough for us.
Allah be with you.
Beware….in their perpetual quest to make YOU the bad guy, activists may soon mention that 10% of your gas dollars go to support this.
Have I got this correct ?
An eight year old girl ?
Imagine if this country did not oil and were slaves to oil and petroleum ?
We might then call a spade a spade
What a medieval culture that would allow this
Its amazing how oil and money clouds the eyes of the pandering Europeans
Have they learnt nothing
Guess so
How soon before the Chinese realize, “Hey, we’re lousy with 8-year-old girls. Here, take a few and give us some oil!”
Doesn’t DARPA in all there grace and fortitude have a spare partial beam they could cook some ants in that sand box? Save a lot of politicians some grief.
Everyone knows it’s only the extremists of Islam that do this. What they don’t tell you is that the moderates are the minority.
#5 – Who is they?
#1
And if it’s being done by Christians is okay?
Gotta love Sharia law, eh?
#9,OFTLO,
They is the all the bad guys like Theyodore Bundy, Timothy McThey, Jack they Ripper, Jeffrthey Dahmer, …
#12 – Must be… When the right talks about “they” (or “liberals”) they always seem to be talking about people I don’t recognize.
#1
This is NOT based on Islam. This is based on a culture so backwards and in the dark ages, they still cut off hands for stealing. Please don’t think this is based on Islam or even religion. It’s merely someone using the words of faith the further their own backwards beliefs.
You could say its almost like the American Neocons.
– Also, this is just child slavery. This needs to be abolished now.
Jim,
did you know that Women in the USA were considered Property, until about 1930??
So it isnt That OLD…
Look up womens Suffrage..
Up into the 60’s and 70’s, there were marriages of 12 year olds, and EVEN cousins..In the USA..
Islam is no more responsible for this 50 year old pedophile than Christianity is responsible for the freaks in the Midwestern United States who are also marrying off young girls to old men. No religion owns a franchise on freakdom. Every race, religion and country has its share of criminals.
#16–helzer==oh really?
Lets see. Muhamed “marries” a 12 year old girl but that doesn’t set an example and is no different than Jesus H. Christ who was celibate? No difference at all huh?
I don’t know the offshoots of the Mormon religion to opine on how “christian” they are, but they certainly are not mainstream, so pointing to their pedophilia hardly seems relevant.
Rave on.
#14
You could say its almost like the American Neocons.
Huh??? In what way?
Bobo,
It wasnt the Mormons..
and up till the 50’s it was LEGAL in most states..
NOT long ago it was legal for 16 year olds to marry.. I think it STILL IS, in some states.
http://www.avert.org/aofconsent.htm
HERE have a look..
#21–ECA==I am always open to correct.
“but”==I said “offshoot” meaning it was NOT the Mormons down there in Texas that were engaged in under-aged polygamous inbreeding. I think thats what Helzer was referring to.
What is the definition of a christian? I don’t know or care about the fine lines that I’m sure each sect claims for itself, but equating all things unknown in a general sweeping statement should always be challenged.
It was this comment..
“I don’t know the offshoots of the Mormon religion to opine on how “christian” they are, but they certainly are not mainstream, so pointing to their pedophilia hardly seems relevant.”
Your focus, not generalist comment.
you cant focus on one group..as its ALL OVER.
As well as the NUMBER you used..should have used 17.
and as his point is true..
NO one can point a finger to a certain group.
Its been done threw history, and even in both religious and Non-religious groups.
As my 12 year old wife would say…”eeeewwww!”