Saturday, April 19, 2008

Saudi Arabia: Young woman married at 10 years old, must pay to obtain divorce

Here is yet another one to remember when you hear Islamic spokesmen in the West insist that Aisha was 19 when she married Muhammad, not nine, and that his child marriage not only is not exemplary for all too many Muslims, but didn't even happen at all. Sharia Alert from the Land of the Two Holy Places, from AKI (thanks to Insubria):

Riyadh, 18 April (AKI) - A 23 year old girl, forced to marry at ten in Saudi Arabia was ordered to pay the equivalent of 16,750 euros to obtain a divorce from his husband, according to Saudi daily al-Watan. The girl, deemed as a 'rebel' by a judge in the capital, Riyadh, was forced to marry a 67-year-old man due to her family's economic problems, in exchange for a dowry of 100,000 Saudi riyals (16,750 euros).

According to the judge, the girl does not have any grounds for divorce, but if she wants to divorce the husband, she must return the dowry given to the family 13 years ago.

The father of the girl, regrets having married her daughter so young, saying "I made a mistake by forcing my daughter to marry. If she wants to re-marry, it will be her decision who to do it with."...
Thanks Dhimmi Watch

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