This was yesterday's strip.
And from the blog, was written this:MEMRI (The Middle East Media Research Institute) is an incredibly important resource. They translate Middle East media, bridging the language gap between the Middle East and the West.
I was rummaging around at MEMRI this morning, when I came across a recent Lebanon TV interview with a Saudi marriage official, Dr. Ahmad Al-Mu'bi. According to Dr. Al-Mu'bi:
"There is no minimal age for entering marriage. You can have a marriage contract even with a one-year-old girl, not to mention a girl of nine, seven, or eight. This is merely a contract [indicating] consent. The guardian in such a case must be the father, because the father's opinion is obligatory. Thus, the girl becomes a wife...You can see the TV interview yourself by clicking on MEMRI TV clip.But is the girl ready for sex or not? What is the appropriate age for having sex for the first time? This varies according to environment and traditions. In Yemen, girls are married off at nine, ten, 11, eight, or 13, while in other countries, they are married off at 16. Some countries have legislated laws forbidding having sex before the girl is 18.
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The Prophet Muhammad is the model we follow. He took 'Aisha to be his wife when she was six, but he had sex with her only when she was nine."
What are your thoughts?
1 comment:
Love Dry Bones, and this one is excellent. I've read that MEMRI quote. Poor women in Islam, nothing more than object. I don't understand why more of them don't get out.
It reminds me a little of these cults where the guy had dozens of wives and kids.
If you read my latest, in Europe they say they only have one wife, and the other women in the home are "cousins". Since they are unmarried, have children, they get huge amounts of income from the government. Nice way to support yur family, off the government and backs of hard working people who only have one wife and limited children.
Debbie Hamilton
Right Truth
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