saudi marriage official says 1yr old bride ok

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

I wasn't. Real question.

[Fandango 1,440]

Relax, zqt3344. Lucky and Scott were joking.

What gives you that idea? I doubt LS was joking. In fact, I'd say he was refraining.

I wasn't. Real question.

Whoops, I'm late...hahahah

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Yep pretty wrong.... But then SA is notorious for its poor treatment of women.

[Scott & Lai 12]

Relax, zqt3344. Lucky and Scott were joking.

I was intending sarcasm...would have thought that obvious...but then, many do excuse such backwards barbarism with cultural relativism, which was the point I was making.

[Steve'sGirl 0]

Unbelievable. I have respect for different cultures and believe the they enrich our world, but that has nothing to with culture. Which man in his sound mind would even think about entering into a marriage contract with a 1-year old? I feel so sorry for all those girls that have to live like that without any opportunity to choose freely what they want to do with their lives.

By the way, Ayathollah Khomeini married a 10-year old. Very disturbing.

[almaty 19]

no respect for the stupid backward dictatorship country..who hides behind a bastardized version of Islam and is deeming to more than 1/2 its'citizens

[zqt3344 21]

Rather screwed up and perverse! Disgusting.

Unbelievable. I have respect for different cultures and believe the they enrich our world, but that has nothing to with culture. Which man in his sound mind would even think about entering into a marriage contract with a 1-year old? I feel so sorry for all those girls that have to live like that without any opportunity to choose freely what they want to do with their lives.

By the way, Ayathollah Khomeini married a 10-year old. Very disturbing.

[panamania79 2]

Call it marriage, Islamic style.

Saudi marriage officiant Dr. Ahmad al-Mu’bi told Lebanese television viewers last week that it’s permissible for girls as young as 1 to marry — as long as sex is postponed.

Al-Mu’bi’s remarkable comments also included an explanation that “there is no minimal age for entering marriage.â€

“You can have a marriage contract even with a 1-year-old girl, not to mention a girl of 9, 7 or 8,†he said. “But is the girl ready for sex or not?†What is the appropriate age for sex for the first time? This varies according to environment and tradition,†al-Mu’bi said.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,371581,00.html

eta: the full interview is on the link

[mybackpages 0]

Yep pretty wrong.... But then SA is notorious for its poor treatment of women.

Hey...that's our good ally there you talkin' about!

[joelunchbox 0]

Unbelievable. I have respect for different cultures and believe the they enrich our world, but that has nothing to with culture. Which man in his sound mind would even think about entering into a marriage contract with a 1-year old? I feel so sorry for all those girls that have to live like that without any opportunity to choose freely what they want to do with their lives.

By the way, Ayathollah Khomeini married a 10-year old. Very disturbing.

Think about..at ten, you can mold her into what you want without interference from anyone.

It is exactly the opposite of what I will tell my daughter--don't marry until you know who you are!

[Donna A 4]

who would want to marry off their 1 year old daughter? thats just as crazy as marrying one.

[PlatyPius 5]

Unbelievable. I have respect for different cultures and believe the they enrich our world, but that has nothing to with culture. Which man in his sound mind would even think about entering into a marriage contract with a 1-year old? I feel so sorry for all those girls that have to live like that without any opportunity to choose freely what they want to do with their lives.

By the way, Ayathollah Khomeini married a 10-year old. Very disturbing.

Think about..at ten, you can mold her into what you want without interference from anyone.

It is exactly the opposite of what I will tell my daughter--don't marry until you know who you are!

That's what I was going to post. The girl would grow up knowing only how to take care of her husband. She wouldn't be "corrupted" by outside influences. Considering what I know of Saudi society, it would seem to be a Saudi males dream come true.

who would want to marry off their 1 year old daughter? thats just as crazy as marrying one.

Someone who

A) believes women are subservient and property.

2) Someone who has more children than they can afford.

~) A real chopf##k.

Edited June 26, 2008 by PlatyPius

[jom 4]

Unbelievable. I have respect for different cultures and believe the they enrich our world, but that has nothing to with culture. Which man in his sound mind would even think about entering into a marriage contract with a 1-year old? I feel so sorry for all those girls that have to live like that without any opportunity to choose freely what they want to do with their lives.

By the way, Ayathollah Khomeini married a 10-year old. Very disturbing.

Think about..at ten, you can mold her into what you want without interference from anyone.

It is exactly the opposite of what I will tell my daughter--don't marry until you know who you are!

Very true. Next thing you know, they are walking around innocently with bombs strapped to their bodies.

[Ban Hammer 14,301]

Unbelievable. I have respect for different cultures and believe the they enrich our world, but that has nothing to with culture. Which man in his sound mind would even think about entering into a marriage contract with a 1-year old? I feel so sorry for all those girls that have to live like that without any opportunity to choose freely what they want to do with their lives.

By the way, Ayathollah Khomeini married a 10-year old. Very disturbing.

Think about..at ten, you can mold her into what you want without interference from anyone.

It is exactly the opposite of what I will tell my daughter--don't marry until you know who you are!

Very true. Next thing you know, they are walking around innocently with bombs strapped to their bodies.

[Saddle Bronc 124]

Now jumping in with some (at first glance tangengial--so bear with me) factoids.

Until 1920's, it was not at all unusual in India (more in North than in South, but...) to see brides as young as 4--which led to the obvious problem of widows almost as young, and the misery to which they would be consigned (Hindu society was--and to a somewhat reduced extent, still is--atrocious in treatment of widows); the Child Marriages Act or "Sarada Act" (named after Harvikas Sarada, who promulgated it) was passed in light of this (unfortunately, the Pushkar Fair shows how poorly this is enforced--even in Sarada's own constituency).

Beyond doubt, it shows just how regressive the House of Saud, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, are!

As an answer to LS, I'm going to guess minimum age for consensual sex being set by these Salafi chopf#cks as 9--based on that set by Shia chopf#ck Khomeini for Iran.