Girl 8 refused a divorce
There is something quite shocking about a 8 year old girl being married off by her father, without her knowledge, to pay off a debt. To add insult to injury, under Sharia law, a court has decided not to annul the marriage until the girl reaches puberty. I am assuming that the reason for this is that by that time she can make up her own mind and file for divorce. This being the case, it would appear that at 8 she is old enough to be forced into marriage but not yet old enough to say "no".
A mixture of law, politics, autobiography and humour. Once described as "The Devilish Advocate" (Guardian), I do have the ability to provoke a response. Sometimes it comes from someone who uses a thought process, and sometimes from jerks usually associated with the knee.
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Now then, if this case had involved paul Gadd............
What sort of message exactly does this sharia court ruling send out to the modern world? Enlightened and judicial religious system? One thinks not.
Backward, archaic juncta? maybe.
You decide.
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