[Glories]

Saudi Arabia: 80-year-old man marries 11-year-old girl

"There is no law that prohibits the marriage of a girl under 18," says the randy old goat, and he's right. After all, Muhammad did it:

"The Prophet wrote the (marriage contract) with 'Aisha while she was six years old and consummated his marriage with her while she was nine years old and she remained with him for nine years (i.e. till his death)." -- Bukhari 7.62.88

It seems likely that this is the same case as the one we reported about here, although it could conceivably be a similar but different case of child marriage. "Saudi activists outraged as man marries 11 yr old," from Al-Arabiya, January 17 (thanks to Sr. Soph):

DUBAI (Al Arabiya) News of a Saudi octogenarian marrying an eleven-year-old girl has outraged human rights activists amid calls on the government to regulate the marriage of underage girls, local media reported Saturday.

The Saudi National Human Rights Commission formed a committee to investigate the marriage, which activists consider a flagrant violation of human and children rights, the Saudi newspaper al-Riyadh said.

The marriage registrar, who was widely criticized since he agreed to seal the marriage contract knowing the girl's age, absolved himself of any blame.

"There is no law that prohibits the marriage of a girl under 18," he told the paper. "Plus, I summoned the girl and she declared her consent and signed the contract."...

The father, who took 85,000 riyals (more than $22,000) in dowry, defended his decision to marry off his 11-year-old daughter even though his wife vehemently objected.

"I don't care about her age," he told the paper. "Her health and her body build make her fit for marriage. I also don't care what her mother thinks."

Of course not. Why should he?

The father added that marriage at such an early age has been a custom in the Saudi society for a very long time and that he saw no reason why it should be a problem now.

"This is a very old custom and there is nothing wrong with it whether religiously or socially."...

As for the bride, she just called for help as she burst into tears.

"Save me. I don't want him," she cried.

Tonight on the news a Saudian Iman said: "It doesn't matter how old the girl is to marry her, she could be just 1 year old, the husband would just have to wait until she is sexually mature"

http://www.jihadwatc...r-old-girl.html



WTF???

[spazz]

that is Islam, they imitate everything their prophet has done.there is no such thing a called conscience.

[Crystal Coffin]

Here starts the bashing of Islam all the way through.

[Abraham]

what else do you expect out of the dumb ass copt

[Salman]

[Lucky guy]

Ugh. What a vile backward nation.

[gemini1313]

damn.

[Coked Up Baby Boy]

GROCE.

[Flip The Switch]

Rape.

Simple.

[whoopiedoo]

Just awful

[Abraham]

I know, governments should not be run by religion. It leaves room for people to get away with disgusting things like that.

[nothingfails0603]

Until I saw the part about Saudi Arabia, I thought this was news about Woody Allen

[fak]

Abraham, on 08 February 2010 - 10:39 PM, said:

I know, governments should not be run by religion. It leaves room for people to get away with disgusting things like that.

The Saudi dynasty is not run on religion but om bits they choose to help preserve their power. They are detested by Islamists because of their very cordial ties with the USA and their silence on the Israel Palestine conflict.

[fak]

Lucky guy, on 08 February 2010 - 09:37 PM, said:

Ugh. What a vile backward nation.

Its not the nations fault that this has happened. The laws of the country are not chosen by the Saudi people but by the Royal Family. They regulate everything to is minutest detail. The House of Saud does not probably care what goes on in the country as long as no one threatens their power. It is a shame that they dont use their autocrati rule to at least protect kids from power hungry pervs. Saudi has some very strict laws regarding drug trafficking and child abuse I imagine. The House of Saud is only in power because it is West friendly.

[ULIZOS]

I watched a documentary on Saudi Arabia in my class today. My students were like

[spazz]

Abraham, on 08 February 2010 - 10:48 PM, said:

what else do you expect out of the dumb ass copt

dumb ass yourself

without the Copts,Egypt would be FUCKING HELL.

[Lucky guy]

fak, on 08 February 2010 - 11:10 PM, said:

Its not the nations fault that this has happened. The laws of the country are not chosen by the Saudi people but by the Royal Family. They regulate everything to is minutest detail. The House of Saud does not probably care what goes on in the country as long as no one threatens their power. It is a shame that they dont use their autocrati rule to at least protect kids from power hungry pervs. Saudi has some very strict laws regarding drug trafficking and child abuse I imagine. The House of Saud is only in power because it is West friendly.

Yes, it was poorly phrased, I should have said vile regime.

[ULIZOS]

I heard this cool report on NPR about women not being allowed to work in lingerie stores intended for women.

Some politician was interviewed and he said that many times the government passes laws and then the religious police, or the royal family, will go in and enforce their version of the law, which goes against the new laws passed by the government. He said the backlashes by the extreme conservatives and the religious police hold back society as a whole.

I don't know, my point is that it's a fucked up country

[West Lake Prayer]

Ok we know the problem now lets discuss how Saudi can change

[Pud Whacker]

West Lake Prayer, on 08 February 2010 - 06:58 PM, said:

Ok we know the problem now lets discuss how Saudi can change

[ULIZOS]

[ursaminorjim]

Glories, on 08 February 2010 - 11:50 AM, said:

Saudi Arabia: 80-year-old man marries 11-year-old girl

Hot.

[West Lake Prayer]

ursaminorjim, on 09 February 2010 - 04:54 AM, said:

Hot.

Disturbingly I'm sure some people out there think so

[A.J]

Saudi Arabia is`t that bad..the Middle East in general is ruled by morons..The Libyan and the Sudanese presidents are the craziest.

West Lake Prayer, on 09 February 2010 - 02:58 AM, said:

Ok we know the problem now lets discuss how Saudi can change

[fak]

I would not limit it to just the Middle East. Americans voted Bush in twice. Whats worse - choosing a moron or having no option and having a moroin dictator?

[A.J]

We all hate politicians

[Salman]

god I fucking hate the religious police.

[ULIZOS]

^ What country do you live in?

[Salman]

the title country

[ULIZOS]

Come live with me.