Gwizz Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 Interesting news report.Saudi marriage officiant permits one-year-old girls to be married: Ahmad Al-Mu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasjordan Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Girl Forced to Marry at Nine Murdered After She Sought Annulment Saturday , September 06, 2008A 17-year-old Pakistani girl forced to marry a 45-year-old when she was only nine was reportedly killed by her parents, according to the Weekend Australian.The murder has intensified despair among human rights workers in Pakistan over a recent spate of "honor killings," in which two women and three teenage school girls were buried alive in Baluchistan Province because they wanted to marry the men of their choice.Saira Nusrat Bibi was successfully fighting a legal battle to have her marriage annulled. As she left court in the Punjabi city of Sahiwal, she was surrounded by a group of men reportedly sent by her parents, and shot in front of police, The Australian reported.The Baluchistan case was worsened by an attempt by a member of the country's national parliament, Senator Israr Ullah Zehri, to defend it, telling colleagues that "these are centuries-old traditions and I will continue to defend them, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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