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Saudi Arabian girl, 8, seeks divorce
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by renovatio | August 25, 2008 at 08:17 pm
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A Saudi Arabian court is to rule next month on the divorce of an eight-year-old girl from a man in his fifties. It's ridiculous. As far as i know, no marriage, with 8 years old girl, is allowed in any religion. It's forbidden!
The girl, who still does not know she is married, lives with her parents in the town of Unayzah, 135 miles north of the capital Riyadh. The marriage had been arranged in secret by her father.
She is preparing to start the new year at primary school in the town, which is located in the conservative Najd region of the country - the spiritual homeland of the Islamist Wahhabi movement that has long dominated the kingdom.
According to the Arabic-language newspaper Al-Watan, which reported the case, the divorce suit has been filed by the girl's mother.
Her relatives have contacted human rights groups in the kingdom to try to arrange legal help to annul the marriage.
However, the husband has refused, saying he has done nothing wrong.
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at 20:49 on August 25th, 2008
renovatio, I like this story. It's good stuff.
unbelievable
at 01:06 on August 26th, 2008
Hi Milieunet, thanks' for flag the story.
In my opinion, is a modern slavery for a young girl like her.