12yr old girl divorces her 80 yr old husband!!!!
A girl aged 12 has won a divorce from her 80-year-old husband in Saudi Arabia in a case that may help to introduce a minimum age of marriage in the kingdom for the first time. The girl’s unusual legal challenge to the arrangement generated international media attention and scrutiny of Saudi Arabia’s record of child marriages.
The Prophet Muhammad’s marriage to a nine-year-old girl has been used as justification for the practice in some quarters. In January, however, Sheikh Abdullah al-Manie, a senior Saudi cleric, spoke out in defence of the girl, declaring that the Prophet’s marriage 14 centuries ago could not be used to justify child brides today. The 12-year-old has been fighting her case through the courts in the conservative town of Buraidah, near Riyadh, the capital. She was married against her wishes to her father’s elderly cousin last year. A dowry of 85,000 riyals (£14,500) was paid and the marriage consummated.
thats Uncle Sam's ally. Saudi Arabia!!!
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I wasn't supporting or justifying anything. good grief. That was explained clearly.
People should be given the freedom to choose who they marry and should be of the common marriageable age (usually over 21, definitely NOT 12). I think you just want to rile me..have fun I'm done.
saudi clerics say their prophet did this in the past, so whats wrong?
u say king henry did in the past.
m not sure what else should ppl conclude.
nd SFGuy went one step further. America also has its set of society problems!!!
You have completely twisted what I said, but that's okay. I explained it several times and it's clear.
Peace out.
THIS IS A MODERN WORLD......PPLE SHOULD LIVE LIKE MODERN PPLE.........
But Miss Calm is def. not a liberal..
and attacking random countries coupled with lying is the hallmark of conservatism.
somewhere in between lies common sense.