Saudi Barbaria
Do you truly understand what barbarians the Saudis are? Here's the latest -- an 8-year-old girl sold into marital slavery by her father. A Saudi judge refused to annul the marriage, after the girl's mother pleaded for it, because she "is not the legal guardian of the girl." From CNN:
According to the lawyer, the girl's father arranged the marriage in order to settle his debts with the man, who is "a close friend" of his.The judge did ask for a pledge from the husband, who was in court, not to consummate the marriage until the girl reaches puberty, according to al-Jutaili.
The judge ruled that when the girl reaches puberty, she will have the right to request a divorce by filing a petition with the court, the lawyer said.
Christoph Wilcke, a Saudi Arabia researcher for Human Rights Watch, said his organization has heard many other cases of child marriages.
"We've been hearing about these types of cases once every four or five months because the Saudi public is now able to express this kind of anger, especially so when girls are traded off to older men," Wilcke said.
Of course you hear about these cases rather often -- and think about all the ones you must not hear about, all the children who can't complain and have nobody to complain for them.
For those who aren't that familiar with Islam, Mohammed himself married a 6-year-old child and had sex with her when she was 9. And, to Muslims, whatever Mohammed did is good, and is to be emulated. Surprise, surprise, they're emulating in Saudi Arabia.







This just pisses me off.. He promised not to touch her until she hits puberty. What is puberty now? 10? 11?
I hope against hope the royals will cave to international pressure and grant this girl a divorce, but I realize that isn't likely to happen.
Truth at December 25, 2008 6:22 AM
I have a jolly good time knowing that the low price of crude oil hurts Saudi Arabia. They need a barrel at 50$US to support their "Lifestyle". Let's hope that those sublime barbarians lose a lot.
Toubrouk at December 25, 2008 8:25 AM
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