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Saudi Grand Mufti Supports Marriage of Girls As Young As Ten

By jonathanturley

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At a time of rising alarm over the marriage of girls as young as eight years old, Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh has declared that such marriages are proper and moral under Sharia law. Indeed, he views such criticism as unfair to these girls despite the fact that such arrangements are [...]

Full post as published by Res ipsa loquitur on January 16, 2009 (boomark / email).

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