Bride, 12, Fights To Divorce Husband, 80

Forest Master

Since Muslin threads seem to be "in" lately:

Source: SKY News

A girl of 12 is fighting to divorce her 80-year-old husband in a landmark test case in Saudi Arabia.

Child marriages are common in poorer tribal areas of Saudi Arabia

The child was married to her father's cousin last year, against her wishes and those of her mother.
The girl, from Buraidah, a conservative town near the capital, Riyadh, was married for bridal money of 85,000 riyals (£14,500).
Activists hope the divorce proceedings could pave the way for introducing a minimum age for marriage in the kingdom where child marriages are common in poorer tribal areas.

The child's mother had earlier filed for divorce on her daughter's behalf but withdrew, without giving a reason, after a second court hearing in early February, according to lawyer Sultan bin Zahim.
Saudi's Human Rights Commission is now filing for divorce on behalf of the child.
Zahim said: "(HRC) became involved in this case as a public rights issue that concerns the Saudi community... this case is still valid even after the mother withdrew."
This is the first time the commission has intervened in a case of child marriage, an issue that was previously seen as a "family affair" and outside the commission's remit.
Saudi rights activist Wajiha al Huweider said: "This case is an investment in order to push for a law.
"We need to affect public opinion and I believe that Saudi Arabia will issue a law preventing child marriages soon."
Zuhair al Harthi, a member of the advisory Shura Council, said a draft law on banning child marriages was being studied by a government committee.

callaway92

http://news.sky.com/sky-news/content/StaticFile/jpg/2008/Dec/Week3/15190430.jpg

I would

redout

Fcuked up!

The stuff they allow in these countries is nothing short of a disgrace.

AnonoBoy

I've changed your thread title to something more interesting.

BRIDE FIGHT!!!!!!

bazmaiden

Twelve!! At twelve i was playing with power rangers!!!


This to me is consensual pedophilia and disgusting

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

wilsonstaff92 wrote: »

http://news.sky.com/sky-news/content/StaticFile/jpg/2008/Dec/Week3/15190430.jpg

I would

She's a child, which would make you a criminal. Joking or not, that was a pretty stupid thing to say.

The_Kew_Tour

and then there people who still complain about this country

bluto63

wrote:

Child marriages are common in poorer tribal areas of Saudi Arabia

The child was married to her father's cousin last year, against her wishes and those of her mother.
The girl, from Buraidah, a conservative town near the capital, Riyadh, was married for bridal money of 85,000 riyals (£14,500).
Activists hope the divorce proceedings could pave the way for introducing a minimum age for marriage in the kingdom where child marriages are common in poorer tribal areas.

The child's mother had earlier filed for divorce on her daughter's behalf but withdrew, without giving a reason, after a second court hearing in early February, according to lawyer Sultan bin Zahim.
Saudi's Human Rights Commission is now filing for divorce on behalf of the child.
Zahim said: "(HRC) became involved in this case as a public rights issue that concerns the Saudi community... this case is still valid even after the mother withdrew."
This is the first time the commission has intervened in a case of child marriage, an issue that was previously seen as a "family affair" and outside the commission's remit.
Saudi rights activist Wajiha al Huweider said: "This case is an investment in order to push for a law.
"We need to affect public opinion and I believe that Saudi Arabia will issue a law preventing child marriages soon."
Zuhair al Harthi, a member of the advisory Shura Council, said a draft law on banning child marriages was being studied by a government committee.

I thought it said minimum wage! :eek:

epgc3fyqirnbsx

I know people will claim cultural differences and that we are conditioned as a society to think otherwise yada yada yada

But how can these situations not appear to be fundamentally wrong to anyone??

My name is URL

I have no idea how the Islamic faith works, but it's about time that there was some pressure put on to the Ayatollahs or whatever other leaders there are, to ask Muslims in these rural areas to stop being dicks

ejmaztec

bazmaiden wrote: »

Twelve!! At twelve i was playing with power rangers!!!

Is that what they said they were?

testicle

Mike Rancid Memo wrote: »

She's a child, which would make you a criminal. Joking or not, that was a pretty stupid thing to say.

That picture is on the Sky website since December 2008, and is a file picture. It does not depict anyone in the story.

ejmaztec

My name is URL wrote: »

I have no idea how the Islamic faith works, but it's about time that there was some pressure put on to the Ayatollahs or whatever other leaders there are, to ask Muslims in these rural areas to stop being dicks

It seems that yokels are yokels whatever their religion.

bonerm

wilsonstaff92 wrote: »

http://news.sky.com/sky-news/content/StaticFile/jpg/2008/Dec/Week3/15190430.jpg

I would

Sure she's hot but she also dresses a bit slutty. Personally I don't like that much flesh on show.

Morlar

On the bright side he is apparently not an Irish citizen looking to bring her over so this one won't clog up our courts. (crosses fingers)/.

My name is URL

ejmaztec wrote: »

It seems that yokels are yokels whatever their religion.

Yeah but the fact they do it all in the name of religion means it's unfair and not very PC to call them the dirty scummers they deserve to be called

Rented Mule

I hope he has an iron clad pre-nup or this little girl could clean him out of all of his goats !!

Jumpy

ejmaztec wrote: »

Is that what they said they were?

It had a purple helmet anyway.

WalterMitty

Durty little slut.

Jumpy

Oi, this aint 4chan.

ejmaztec

My name is URL wrote: »

Yeah but the fact they do it all in the name of religion means it's unfair and not very PC to call them the dirty scummers they deserve to be called

Well, we don't want to be getting one of them there Fatwahs do we?:eek:

Jumpy wrote: »

It had a purple helmet anyway.

Priests like purple.:eek:

recylingbin

Spare the rod, spoil the child must have a completely different meaning in some of these countries.

Poor Uncle Tom

couldn't they meet in the middle, say 46....

we'llallhavetea_old

these people are freaks, i don't care if its their religion blah blah blah, they're paedos at the end of the day and deserve to have their balls chopped off and flung at a wall.

BaelNaMblath

Gross. Just, ugh.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

testicle wrote: »

That picture is on the Sky website since December 2008, and is a file picture. It does not depict anyone in the story.

Oh, but the topic is about a 12 year old girl. From the picture it is impossible to tell what age that woman/girl is, fair enough, but was that comment really needed?

Dudess

bazmaiden wrote: »

This to me is consensual pedophilia and disgusting

Unlikely she consented as opposed to being forced into it.

Jesus Wept

adrian280582 wrote: »

and then there people who still complain about this country

Naturally. This country is hardly perfect just because we don't allow 12 year olds to marry.

mikom

Forest Master wrote: »

A girl of 12 is fighting to divorce her 80-year-old husband in a landmark test case in Saudi Arabia.

Bad Saudi Arabian food is always grounds for a divorce ........I mean, come on, an 80 year old weiner between 12 year old buns.

ChocolateSauce

I'd like to see how the cultural and moral relativists get out of this one.

jd007

wilsonstaff92 wrote: »

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I would

What a set of eyes!

plein de force

that's truly disgusting

sure she'd only have to slip him some dodgy food to do away with him at that age :pac:

Dudess

The-Rigger wrote: »

Naturally. This country is hardly perfect just because we don't allow 12 year olds to marry.

At the same time though, some people do seem inclined to moan about Ireland (along with the US and Britain) as if it's a scary dictatorship, citing e.g. censorship as an example of this. I don't know... maybe they enjoy pretending they're repressed because there's something kinda romantic about it or something?

Dunjohn

Wait, Saudi Arabia has a Human Rights Commission?

Okay.

They got their work cut out for them.

OutlawPete

Mike Rancid Memo wrote: »

Oh, but the topic is about a 12 year old girl. From the picture it is impossible to tell what age that woman/girl is, fair enough, but was that comment really needed?

There was worse on the Miley's little sister thread

It was only meant as a joke though.

SV

So was anyone suprised when they opened this thread and found out it was muslims?

OutlawPete

SV wrote: »

So was anyone suprised when they opened this thread and found out it was muslims?

Yes, me.

I thought Jerry Lee had met a new purty girl

Bonito

Snyper is 80?

ejmaztec

jd007 wrote: »

What a set of eyes!

I think there are usually two in a set. I'll just check........................yep, there are definitely two.

(insert name)

ejmaztec wrote: »

bazmaiden wrote: »

Twelve!! At twelve i was playing with power rangers!!!
Is that what they said they were?

Is that what they said they were?

was your favourite the one with the red helmet?

Bazzy

Mike Rancid Memo wrote: »

She's a child, which would make you a criminal. Joking or not, that was a pretty stupid thing to say.

I'm sure it was meant as a joke in the spirit of AH you cant make out in the picture if it is a child or not unless your an eyes expert?

Mike 1972

SV wrote: »

So was anyone suprised when they opened this thread and found out it was muslims?

Every second thread on AH is these days it would seem.:rolleyes:

At this stage I Wish theyd open a Soc > Religion & Spirituality > Islam > Arent they just frightfully dreadful Criticism board and leave AH free for discussion about "highs" (legal and otherwise) and whatever else it is we talk about here ?

Guy:Incognito

I hope the guy gets at least a partial refund.

Dionysus

Forest Master wrote: »

Since Muslin threads seem to be "in" lately:

Source: SKY News

Rarely has the analogy with the medieval world been so true. There is plenty of evidence that brides were often as young as 12 when they married in medieval Ireland. Although even then it would have been inconceivable that a person so old would have been acceptable to the bride's family.

Art Cosgrove and Katharine Simms have some great stories about such brides in their respective histories of marriage in late medieval Ireland. These stories are known because the brides appealed to the church to be freed from such marriages and the records of the ecclesiastical courts which heard these cases still survive.

/boring historical observation over.;)

ejmaztec

(insert name) wrote: »

was your favourite the one with the red helmet?

Wasn't he the one who was always off to the std clinic?

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

OutlawPete wrote: »

There was worse on the Miley's little sister thread

It was only meant as a joke though.

Didn't read that thread.

Bazzy wrote: »

I'm sure it was meant as a joke in the spirit of AH you cant make out in the picture if it is a child or not unless your an eyes expert?

Please excuse me if I don't find fcuking 12 year old girls to be funny... Guess i'm one dull guy then, eh? :rolleyes:

OutlawPete

Mike Rancid Memo wrote: »

Didn't read that thread.

You did, sure you posted in it:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055818230

Mike 1972

Dionysus wrote: »

There is plenty of evidence that brides were often as young as 12 when they married in medieval Ireland.

Even that far back ?

pre-famine hardly = medieval

BTW our current marriage age of 18 (Although for some bizzare reason it can be reduced on application to courts) is a fairly recent piece of legislation. Dating from 1995

Overheal

Mike Rancid Memo wrote: »

She's a child, which would make you a criminal. Joking or not, that was a pretty stupid thing to say.

I sincerely doubt that qualifies as intent to solicit sex from a minor.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

OutlawPete wrote: »

You did, sure you posted in it:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055818230

Ah yes, but I didn't read the thread in it's entirity. I did read the OP and the few comments after it. I refused to read the trash in that thread after it.

Overheal wrote: »

I sincerely doubt that qualifies as intent to solicit sex from a minor.

Oh no not at all. Read the following:

wilsonstaff92 wrote: »

http://news.sky.com/sky-news/content/StaticFile/jpg/2008/Dec/Week3/15190430.jpg

I would

To which I replied:

She's a child, which would make you a criminal. Joking or not, that was a pretty stupid thing to say.

If he "would" it would make him a criminal, no? Insinuating that the girl he "would" was the girl in the OP, who else could it have been, and if you suggest a girl of age from the muslim community, then wtf is his post doing here? Sickening to see the people tanking that post too... honestly.

major bill

Mike Rancid Memo wrote: »

Didn't read that thread.



Please excuse me if I don't find fcuking 12 year old girls to be funny... Guess i'm one dull guy then, eh? :rolleyes:

jees dont ever go onto to sickipedia.org then:pac:

saudi arabia is some country for one country, 12 yer olds marrying 80 year olds, terrorists and dictators living free and wealty lives, should be bombing these [EMAIL="b@stards"]b@stards[/EMAIL] insted:rolleyes: