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One girl under 15 married every seven seconds, says Save the Children
http://www.msn.com ^ | 10/10/2016 | Reuters

Posted on 10/11/2016 4:39:27 AM PDT by kimtom

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LONDON, Oct 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - One girl under 15 is married every seven seconds, according to a report by Save the Children released on Tuesday, with girls as young as 10 married off - often to much older men - in countries including Afghanistan, Yemen, India and Somalia.

Early marriage not only deprives girls of education and opportunities but increases the risk of death or childbirth injuries if they have babies before their bodies are ready.

"Child marriage starts a cycle of disadvantage that denies girls the most basic rights to learn, develop and be children," said Save the Children International CEO Helle Thorning-Schmidt.

"Girls who marry too early often......

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: girls; islam; marriage; women
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1 posted on 10/11/2016 4:39:27 AM PDT by kimtom
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To: kimtom

Religion of Peace.


2 posted on 10/11/2016 4:40:21 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: kimtom

Hillary laughs when guilty rapists are freed by the court.
Bill jets off to a sex island where children are freely available.
Obama won’t tolerate any criticism of Islam.

Democrats are tools of Satan.


3 posted on 10/11/2016 4:42:31 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Abortion is what slavery was: immoral but not illegal. Not yet.)
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To: kimtom

That picture in the article, if it’s actually couples, is the SICKEST ####ING THING i’ve ever seen in my life.

barbarian mongrel inbred freaks.


4 posted on 10/11/2016 4:43:26 AM PDT by dp0622 (IThe only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: dp0622

That smiling M’effer in that picture needs a Columbian Necktie.


5 posted on 10/11/2016 4:45:29 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: Gaffer

Yes, he does.

Is this part of the “culture” we must accept?

You know it HAS TO be going on in Western Europe.


6 posted on 10/11/2016 4:49:17 AM PDT by dp0622 (IThe only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: kimtom
If Mo did it, it means that it is proper behavior for all Muslims. That is explicit in the Quran.

And who was Mo? He was a desert bandit, who made his living by robbing caravans and pillaging towns. He was a rapist, robber, murderer, pedophile. THIS is Islam's model of conduct.

Actually, though, in a culture which values virginity at marriage, marrying the girl off in her teens is the way to maximize the probability of her being virgin at marriage.

7 posted on 10/11/2016 4:49:44 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 (Big government is attractive to those who think that THEY will be in control of it.)
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To: dp0622

I’m afraid that all this will end up being in the hands of certain “concerned citizens” who their governments will tag as right-wingers.


8 posted on 10/11/2016 4:51:17 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: dp0622

As i understand it, those kids arent child brides. Theyre guests, relatives of those getting married, at a wedding in the gaza strip at a mass wedding of people who were 16 at the youngest. Most of the brides and grooms were over 18 years old. The little ones are dressed like brides only because its tradition over there to dress similarly to the bride.


9 posted on 10/11/2016 4:51:52 AM PDT by lowbridge
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To: dp0622

Well, the image is linked from an atheist website, godlessgeeks.


10 posted on 10/11/2016 4:54:09 AM PDT by PLMerite (Lord, let me die fighting lions. Amen.)
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To: lowbridge

That’s why I used the word if.

I know it does happen, but i dont think they’d want a large scale photo of dozens marrying children.


11 posted on 10/11/2016 4:56:01 AM PDT by dp0622 (IThe only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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” in countries including Afghanistan, Yemen, India and Somalia...”

Hmm, what could all of those countries have in common???


12 posted on 10/11/2016 4:56:41 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: PLMerite

Great. Boy are they in for a ####ing shock when they die.


13 posted on 10/11/2016 4:56:49 AM PDT by dp0622 (IThe only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: Gaffer

Gee, the article doesn’t provide details of the cult/religion of the happy couples. Hmmm, “often to much older men - in countries including Afghanistan, Yemen, India and Somalia.” Ya think MSN could have provided more details?


14 posted on 10/11/2016 4:57:51 AM PDT by smileyface (Things looking up in blue PA)
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All their editorial “stylebooks” say NO MUSLIM REFERENCE if the article implies one might have done or is doing something bad.


15 posted on 10/11/2016 5:01:21 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: kimtom

At risk of being flamed: Was marrying that young even considered a bad thing, or uncommon, in Muhammad’s time of A.D. 600?


16 posted on 10/11/2016 5:05:15 AM PDT by Trump20162020
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To: Trump20162020

Fair question, and I don’t know the answer. But the practice of not marrying until 20+ is a relatively modern phenomenon. Parents’ basements seem to be made too comfortably these days.


17 posted on 10/11/2016 5:10:20 AM PDT by mn-bush-man
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To: Trump20162020
I have read denials, by pro-claimants, but in practice, the results are such. I am sure in many cases the marriage is arrangements by families and consummation is at puberty.
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“...In many Islamic countries, child marriages are common practice. Girls far below the age of puberty are often forcibly married to older persons (sometimes in their 50s and later) for various personal gains by the girls’ guardian or with the intention to preserve family honor by helping her avoid pre-marital sex. Pedophilic Islamic marriages are most prevalent in Pakistan and Afghanistan, followed by other countries in the Middle East and Bangladesh.[1][2] This practice may also be prevalent to a lesser extent amongst other Muslim communities, and is on the rise among the growing Muslim populations in many non-Muslim countries, such as the United Kingdom[3] and the United States.[4]..”

https://wikiislam.net/wiki/Contemporary_Pedophilic_Islamic_Marriages

18 posted on 10/11/2016 5:26:03 AM PDT by kimtom (USA ; Freedom is not Free)
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To: kimtom

Paedophile-enabler Hilliary! Clinton has no problem with this.


19 posted on 10/11/2016 5:38:08 AM PDT by Arm_Bears (Rope. Tree. Politician/Journalist. Some assembly required.)
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To: mn-bush-man; Trump20162020

In Ancient Rome, marriage could take place after age 12.
Later, the age began to rise.

But we must remember that women were basically their father’s property. The girl would be given to a man so that her father could receive some benefit. Marriage at age 12 might not have been good for her — but who cares about her? The point is that her father — her patrilineal line — is reaping a benefit.

The Mohammadans are still living in that world.

Most of us now think that females are humans who have rights of their own and can make decisions on their own behalf.


20 posted on 10/11/2016 5:48:20 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Abortion is what slavery was: immoral but not illegal. Not yet.)
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