Saudi girl, eight, married off to 58-year-old is denied divorce

Cool Hal

No it is not ethical due to the age difference and the fact that she was sold becuase her father was skint.

But your question is misleading - this is not paedophilia it is a girl of 8 who has been promised to a man of 58 when she is 18. It is not a wedding in the same way that we would view a marriage in the UK. It is more like an intention to marry.

Yes in western eyes it is wrong - but it is their custom and many women are happy to marry people their parents pick out, in fact most girls are 'married' at an early age only their 'husbands' are the same age.

Remember we used to do something similar in this country only years ago with many women being married off to older men after being encouraged by their fathers.

The father and the 58 year old husband both deserve a bullet to the brain

Pat F

That's your sand monkey muslim law.

anarcho714

Ethical by what cultural moral standards? =]

This is how the world is. This is why we have world cultures and not culture.

BlacKnight

It is a Saudi law, NOT a Muslim law, tradition or culture.

Islam PROHIBITS marrying anyone under puberty. That is unIslamic, and unethical.

SHAME ON SAUDIS. If this is true.

Scouse

This gives some idea of the cruelty and legalised child abuse of an Islamic state.

No excuses of it's their law and culture, it is WRONG.

jen123

WTF.....an 8 yr old???????? is that not a paodofile?????

Ruth S

If this man actually consummated this marriage - I would call him a child molester! In ANY country! This is probably a marriage to bind two families together, It has nothing to do with the guy being in love with the girl. Women in Islamic countires, are nothing more than cattle. They can't speak for themselves, they can't worship with the men, the men or family member can KILL them for any infraction. And have no regrets or feelings when doing so. They call it HONOR killing. For whom? the FAMILY! IF this girl ever reaches the age of puberty, AND manages to get a divorce from this man, she will be discarded from the family for dishonoring them! Ethical? NO, it's sick!

Kid B

Of course it's not ethical. Child marriages are downright evil.

And anarcho714, we may have different world cultures, be we have a Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This poor girl just seems to have been sold off for a dowry.

Exiled in the Midlands

I know. At that age you really don't want some noisy brat around the place disturbing the siesta. Poor guy!!

Nickleback

I read about this and i think it is disgraceful that a child has been married off to an old man. My daughter is 8 and 2 young to know about marriage. If it had happened in this country he would be a paedophile.

Conor

It's not ethical by our standards, but it is by their standards. It doesn't matter with human rights; some countries don't see what is humane as we do.

wolfie

I have to say that it's disgusting. Why are we dealing with a country that allows these things to happen?

Oh yeah, it's Saudi Arabia. They can do what they like because of the oil.

If they ever cut the oil supply we will see our leaders suddenly become 'ethical' and they'll send the army in.

Kind of like Saddams Iraq!

Kit Fang

No, it's not, but (although I don't like it anymore than you do) you can see their point in a way - maybe they just think that until then she cannot decide whether or not she wants to get divorced - where we would say you are too young to decide to get married, they say the same about divorce.

It's all a bit twisted, but that's the only reason I can think of to explain it.

MR SCEPTICS ALTER EGO

This is the problem in the west we are not looking at these things in the correct way if we were Saudis we would not have a problem with this.Like separate prayer rooms for Muslim children in schools and Sharia law we must accommodate Muslims and try to understand them after all we have forced them to come here why shouldn't they do as they like.Now please no more misunderstanding the Muslim communities we must accommodate them.Try to look at this little girl as not a child but a bride and be happy for her!

Stilton QC

I'd say it's downright perverted !! And to think a Western guy could go to jail for a long time just for a nude pic of his daughter on holiday !

RaysBack

We must not be so judgmental about these things try and be understanding about others cultures I mean it's just one man and one little girl and of course the religious courts making the ruling that after the old man gets what he has paid for she can leave him See the guy below is so understanding Did not the Prophet not ''thigh'' his young wife for a few years Can't we learn to be more understanding of others
We are making progress kit kind of understands and Wolfie wants to talk of oil I mean like why give a bucket of warm spit about a 9 year old anyway?

Ho Bobby your so big and understanding I think I'm going to cry why can't the whole world grow to our level of compassion for this old man I mean he paid good money and in a few years ''one down and 69 more to go and it's heaven on earth''

LittleRedDragon2286

It's disgraceful!

If I started dating my neighbour (aged 15-16 not sure how old she is now lost track of that......) I'd be in prison!!!

UP YOURS TO THAT PAEDOPHILIC HUSBAND!!! - I don't care what anyone else says he's a paedophile as far as I am concerned!!!

Rommel

sits with head in hand and squiggle on mouth staring blankly at the wall........and this is what new labour wants for Britain? ...can you picture it. morning sid, ow's the wife? ...yea! good mate, if i can just stop her from f*cking skipping down the road. how sic! is Islam????

OIFUSMCVET

This is based more on cultural law rather then religious laws.

It's disgusting, to me especially since my environment is quite different.

However, there are practices and cultures around the world that may be Taboo to some but fine to some or the other way around.

There are instances however, that even in the west, you have such acts that are not based by a specific culture but rather by something else.

Look at the sources below.

http://cfpcrimewatch.com/crime.php/crime-stories/1479

http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/wireStory?id=6396253

Mr. J

such is life in extreme islamic countries. its their culture and they have been doing it for centuries. just because 'we' think its wrong does not make it so. im totally opposed to arranged marraiges. but again, i have no idea what the flipside of the argument could be. it's not part of my own culture.

at least she can divorce when she hits puberty. only 4 years to go.

The Mechanic

In their eyes of Islamics if Mohamed could do it its okay for all . And this is the religion that our PC brigade is promoting over our own Christianity.Drag the traitors to the gallows i say, For the betrayal of all that we are

Abdo A

its not islam fault its the parents fault why when one crazy muslim marries his young daughter to an old man every body and his momma hears about it but when a non muslim goes and do something crazy like molest a little girl it doesnt even show up on the news so please dont judge all muslim because some idoit married his daughter off young

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