"Now THAT'S who we are!"
Posted on 01/15/2016 11:18:48 AM PST by magellan
Another move to ban child marriages in Pakistan has fallen at the first hurdle. The bill to prohibit underage marriages has been withdrawn after the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) declared it un-Islamic.
The ruling party lawmaker, who moved the bill, withdrew her proposal on Thursday following staunch resistance from the council, which advises the legislature whether or not a certain law is Sharia-compliant.
The CII has already ruled the minimum age stipulated for marriage in the Child Marriages Restriction Act of 1929 does not comply with Islamic laws.
In May 2014, amid severe criticism from various quarters, the council had endorsed its earlier ruling that girls as young as nine years old were eligible to be married "if the signs of puberty are visible".
(Excerpt) Read more at tribune.com.pk ...
Sick perverts
“Moderate” Muslims
I'm surprised her penalty for even introducing the bill isn't stoning to death. As stated, suggesting Islamic men NOT marry underage girls is "anti-Islamic" and tells people all they need to know about where their heads are at.
Islam is incompatible with western civilization
no problem....come here to America....we’ll take your unwashed pederasts and legalize their activity via Sharia Law....Michigan is lovely here in winter....
what...did we lose a war?
looks like it.
‘Islam is incompatible with western civilization’
more apt....Islam is incompatible with civilization
Heck yes come to the USA and let 0bama & Roberts get you fixed right up.
They could get it done before January 2017.
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