Wouldn’t you know it? I just yesterday wrote an article praising Saudi Arabia for taking some tentative steps towards progress – because the Kingdom is apparently considering banning underage marriage (this in response to international criticism of a Saudi judge who refused to anul a wedding between a 7-year old girl and a 47-year old man).
Then I…
Last month we wrote about a Judge in Saudi Arabia who refused (twice!) to annul a wedding between an 8-year old girl and a 47-year old man. Well times change quickly sometimes. First, the groom himself agreed to divorce his child bride. So the little girl may get a childhood after all. Yay!
More surprisingly, the Kingdom may be deciding…
CNN reports that a Saudi judge in the town of Onaiza has refused (a second time, this time on reconsideration) to annul the marriage between an 8-year old girl and a 47-year old man:
The girl’s father, according to the attorney, arranged the marriage in order to settle his debts with the man, who is “a close friend” of his.
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