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Saturday, May 17, 2008
Child Bride
Just weeks after the country was shocked to hear about Nujood, the 8-year-old bride, who demanded the court to divorce her from her husband, today comes a much shameful case, as Arwa, a 7-year-old girl got married to a 35-year-old man in Ibb governorate.
The disapproval of such a practice and religious criticism are linked. One cannot abolish the practice without taking on the ugly legacy of Islam.
Link via Armies of Liberation.
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You have to really devalue women in order to justify putting your daughter in this situation. It's interesting to note that this sort of thing has only been a somewhat common occurrence in Islamic countries.
Posted by: MikeT | May 18, 2008 8:30:37 PM
