Posted on 09/16/2013 8:19:41 AM PDT by doug from upland
An eight year old child bride died in Yemen on her wedding night after suffering internal injuries due to sexual trauma. Human rights organizations are calling for the arrest of her husband who was five times her age.
Al Nahar, Lebanon, has reported that the death occurred in the tribal area of Hardh in northwestern Yemen, which borders Saudi Arabia. This brings even more attention to the already existing issue of forced child marriages in the Middle Eastern region.
"According to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), between 2011 and 2020, more than 140 million girls will become child brides. Furthermore, of the 140 million girls who will marry before the age of 18, 50 million will be under the age of 15."
It is reported that over a quarter of Yemen's young girls are married before the age of 15. Not only do they lose access to health and education, these child brides are commonly subjected to physical, emotional and sexual violence in their forced marriage.
One of the main issues is that there is currently no consistent established definition of a "child" that has been agreed upon worldwide. This leaves various interpretations within countries and little protection for those who are affected.
Establishing this age limit is among the top priorities of groups like HRC which was responsible for publishing the 54-page report “How Come You Allow Little Girls to Get Married?”, documenting the lifelong damage to girls who are forced to marry young. Most pro age-limit organizations agree that 18 should be the legal age for marriage.
In February 2009, a law was created in Yemen that set the minimum age for marriage at 17. Unfortunately, it was repealed after more conservative lawmakers called it un-Islamic.
Hi Doug, thats some very very sick stuff
Where is NOW? Why are they more outraged that Sandra Fluke can’t get free birth control than they are about this?
The Pentagon once did a study which indicated that bombing Mecca would be the end of I-slam. They’d have no answer to the question of why Allah didn’t protect the place...
I saw pictures of a procession of little girl children getting married. I am sick beyond just looking at it. We have to pray. terrible.
In the US, the president's health plan considers those up to age 26 as children. Most of his supporters, regardless of age vote for ever more government supervision - effectively acknowledging that they are not adult enough to administer their own lives. This is a horrible story which is no doubt repeated weekly/daily in the prehistoric regions of the world.
I wonder what Muslim women think about this stuff. Could it be they just accept it all as a part of life and their duty to Allah?
Headline should read: “8 Year Old Muslim Girl Dies At Hands Of 40 Year Old Pedafile”
” Dad, what was a Muslim?”
And the correct response would be:
“An animal, son. Just a filthy animal”
That’s sick, surely even by muslim standards. Uh, on second thought, no, it isn’t.
Geez, that is one sick Muzzie. While Muhammad married Aisha when she was six, the pedophile prophet didn’t consummate his marriage until Aisha was nine. Couldn’t this guy just wait a year and be more like his prophet? This death cult is losing its standards.
You're being redundant.
Repulsive. Death can’t come fast enough for this creature.
Most if not all Animals are better than muslims
For those who have never known anything else, probably correct.
That poor child. The hell and pain she must have gone through. When my daughters were 8 they played with “Bitty Babies”, “Playdoh” and rode their bikes in the cul de sac.
He should get his dowry back.
That would teach the parents for selling their daughter.
He should get his dowry back.
That would teach the parents for selling their daughter.
Oh poor wee girl..
My youngest granddaughter just turned nine..
islam is an EVIL culture...
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