But with deep regret when we open the book of our Civil Code in 1998 we see it is said the marriage age in Iran is 9 lunar years for girls and 15 lunar years for boys. Apart the point that 9 lunar years is a low age for marriage the problem does not stop there. Because the same law says the father or the paternal ancestor has the right to give a girl in marriage before the age of puberty, is less than 9 years of age. In this way a father or a paternal ancestor has the right to give a one-month girl in marriage.-Shirin Ebadi was among the first women in Iran who sat in the seat of judgment. And she was the first woman to become the president of a court in the country. She has written a number of books such as "History of Human Right Documents in Iran," "The Rights of Children", "The Rights of Refugees" and "Tradition and Modernism in the Iranian Law."
moslems, following the teachings and practices of their founder, ol' 'hammed - the pedophile who "married" a nine year old girl.
They would have us believe that they keep women covered under veils and other nonsense because they have such respect for them...but isn't the real reason to hide the broken noses, blackened eyes, and other evidence of wife beating?