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Posted on August 27, 2009 at 08:01:52 PM by mb
SAUDI ARABIA: 10 year old child bride forced to return to 80-year old ‘husband’
A 10-year-old bride was returned last Sunday to her 80-year-old husband by her father who discovered her at the home of her aunt where she had been hiding from the husband for 10 days.
A Saudi local newspaper said the husband, who denies he is 80 in spite of claims by the girl’s family, accused the aunt of meddling in his affairs.
“My marriage is not against Shari’a Law.”
It included the elements of acceptance and response by the father of the bride,” he said. He added that he had been engaged to his wifés elder sister and that this broke off as she wanted to continue with her education.
“In light of this, her father offered his younger daughter. I was allowed to have a look at her according to Shari’a and found her acceptable,” he said.
Maatouq Al-Abdullah, a member of the National Society for Human Rights (NSHR), said there is no system in place regulating the marriage of young girls, something that he said results in adverse psychological, health and social effects.
“Such marriages are considered a gross violation of charters on the rights of children which the Kingdom has signed and which set the age of adulthood at 18,” he added. ANSAMED via Religion of Peace
But apparently they are not considered a gross violation for most Muslim men.
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SAUDI ARABIA: CHILD BRIDE TURNED OVER TO 80-YEAR-OLD HUSBAND
(ANSAmed) - AL-LAITH, AUGUST 25 - A 10-year-old bride was returned last Sunday to her 80-year-old husband by her father who discovered her at the home of her aunt with whom she has been hiding for around 10 days. A Saudi local newspaper said the husband, who denies he is 80 in spite of claims by the girl's family, accused the aunt of meddling in his affairs. "My marriage is not against Shariah. It included the elements of acceptance and response by the father of the bride," he said. He added that he had been engaged to his wifés elder sister and that this broke off as she wanted to continue with her education. "In light of this, her father offered his younger daughter. I was allowed to have a look at her according to Shariah and found her acceptable," he said. Maatouq Al-Abdullah, a member of the National Society for Human Rights (NSHR), said there is no system in place regulating the marriage of young girls, something that he said results in adverse psychological, health and social effects. "Such marriages are considered a gross violation of charters on the rights of children, which the Kingdom has signed and which set the age of adulthood at 18," he added.
(ANSAmed). 2009-08-26 13:42
http://www.ansamed.info/en/news/ME03.WAM30165.html
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