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The Saudi newspaper al-Watan said the girl had been married off to the man by her father without her knowledge.
The child's mother is thought to be pushing for the marriage to be annulled - though the father opposes the move.
In April, a court in neighbouring Yemen annulled the arranged marriage of another eight-year-old girl.
She had been married to a 28-year-old man.
Child-protection groups say children are often given away in return for hefty dowries, or as a result of old customs in which a father promises his infant daughters and sons to cousins out of a belief that marriage will protect them from illicit relationships.
Activists have called for an end to the practice.
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Saudi Child Files For Divorce
From the BBC:
A court in Saudi Arabia is reported to be preparing to hear a plea for divorce from an eight-year-old girl who has been married off to a man in his 50s.
The Saudi newspaper al-Watan said the girl had been married off to the man by her father without her knowledge.
The child's mother is thought to be pushing for the marriage to be annulled - though the father opposes the move.
In April, a court in neighbouring Yemen annulled the arranged marriage of another eight-year-old girl.
She had been married to a 28-year-old man.
Child-protection groups say children are often given away in return for hefty dowries, or as a result of old customs in which a father promises his infant daughters and sons to cousins out of a belief that marriage will protect them from illicit relationships.
Activists have called for an end to the practice.
And, of course, you know how frightening a letter from an activist can be to the Royal Family of Saudi Arabia.
And, by the way, remember, we all serve the same God. Yep Allah is just the same as the Judeo-Christian God.
There is no difference.
Now, I'm off to marry a 8 year old.
UPDATE: (with thanks to anonymous) - Cannot help but recall this video of a twelve year old Afghan girl:12-y-old girl in Afghanistan victim of violence by husband"
... or the story of the beautiful child,Shanaz, whose father sold her into marriage when she was seven years old to settle gambling debts. At the age of 11 she burned herself to protest the marriage.
- Muslim Tries To Apply For Spousal Benefits For 12-year-old Wife… In Australia
They met at the local Mosque. From Daniel Greenfield at Front Page: An alleged underage marriage was uncovered this week when a 12-year-old child bride and her 26-year-old husband tried to apply for spousal benefits, according to government sources.Centrelink...
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Islam was Born Out of Child Abuse and Rape The Senate recently unanimously passed the awkwardly named "International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2010", which obligates the government to track child marriage rates...
- Yemeni Child Bride Age 12 Dies In Labor
From CNN: Yemeni girl, 12, dies in painful childbirth By Mohammed JamjoomCNN AMMAN, Jordan (CNN) -- A 12-year-old Yemeni girl, who was forced into marriage, died during a painful childbirth that also killed her baby, a children's rights group said...
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From Atlas Shrugs and Jihad Watch: Wilders is demanding that the left stand by their false premise so this should be enormously interesting to witness. Geert Wilders is demanding condemnation of the 10 year odl bride in Saudi Arabia. Simple,...
- Young Saudi Girl's Marriage Ended
Media reports say an arranged marriage between a Saudi girl aged eight and a man in his 50s has been annulled, in a case attracting worldwide criticism. The Saudi Gazette says the divorce was agreed in an out-of-court settlement after a judge rejected...