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Yemen: 8-year-old's marriage, "terminated" by judge
I wrote yesterday about Nojoud, an 8-year-old girl, who demanded a divorce because she wanted to have "
a respectful life". Well, today it has been reported that the judge has terminated the marriage, because she was underage and had not reached the puberty. Very good news, although nothing of the abuse and mistreatment, both physically and sexually was mentioned in the ruling. Her lawyer has stated that the ruling contains a "termination of the marriage", not a divorce, to "
prevent the husband from reinstating the marriage".
On the other hand:
The court also ordered the child’s family to pay 50,000 Yemeni rials (about $250) in compensation to the 30-year-old ex-husband.
Seems to me
she should have been awarded the compensation for the abuses...
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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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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...
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Eight-year-old Girl Must Wait Until Puberty To Get Divorce From 58-year-old Husband
From Dr. BulldogMore fruits from the pedophile false prophet:Saudi court rejects divorcing eight-year-old girl December 21, 2008RIYADH (AFP) - A Saudi court has rejected a plea to divorce an eight-year-old girl married off by her father to a man who is...
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Yemen: 8-year-old Girl Demands A Divorce Because She Wants To "have A Respectful Life"
Nojoud Muhammed Nasser, 8, went to court by herself in Yemen.Nasser (8-year-old) complained about her husband's behavior. He used to do bad things to me, and I had no idea as to what a marriage is. I would run from one room to another in order to...
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Hey Islam, Can You Get Any More Disgusting?
We have often heard it said that Muslims are disgusted by the decadence of the West. Don't believe it. What is more disgusting than the fact that many Pakistani Muslims think it is ok to sell their 13 year old daughters into marriage? Well, how about...
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